Where does “υπερτροφία” come from?
υπερτροφία (Greek) comes from French hypertrophie, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
υπερτροφία (Greek): hypertrophy; overnourishment, overnutrition,...
Definitions
- hypertrophy; overnourishment, overnutrition,...
Ancestry of “υπερτροφία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | hypertrophie | hypertrophy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὑπέρ | for; over-much, above measure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |