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Where does “iperbole” come from?

iperbole (Italian) comes from Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω, from Ancient Greek ὑπερ-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

iperbole (Italian): hyperbola; hyperbole

Definitions

  1. hyperbola; hyperbole

Ancestry of “iperbole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhyperbolē—
2Ancient Greekὑπερβολήovershooting; superiority; excess, extremity
3Ancient Greekὑπερβάλλωto go beyond, exceed
4Ancient Greekὑπερ-over-, super-
5Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “iperbole”

  • iperboloide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →