Where does “hipersónico” come from?

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

hipersónico (Portuguese): hypersonic five times the speed of sound

Definitions

  1. hypersonic five times the speed of sound

Ancestry of “hipersónico”, 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- →