Where does “hipercaliemia” come from?
hipercaliemia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese hiper-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Hellenic *hupér.
hipercaliemia (Portuguese): hypercalcemia
Ancestry of “hipercaliemia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | hiper- | hyper- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὑπέρ | for; over-much, above measure |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *hupér | — |