Where does “hiper” come from?

hiper (Spanish) comes from Spanish hipermercado, from Spanish hiper-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hiper (Spanish): hypermarket

Definitions

  1. hypermarket

Ancestry of “hiper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhipermercadohypermarket
2Spanishhiper-hyper-
3Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “hiper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →