Where does “hipernova” come from?

hipernova (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese hiper-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Hellenic *hupér.

hipernova (Portuguese): hypernova gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole

Definitions

  1. hypernova gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole

Ancestry of “hipernova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesehiper-hyper-
2Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
3Proto-Hellenic*hupér—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hupér →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ →Every word from Portuguese hiper- →