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Where does “hipertrofia” come from?

hipertrofia (Spanish) comes from Spanish hiper, 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-.

hipertrofia (Spanish): hypertrophy

Definitions

  1. hypertrophy

Ancestry of “hipertrofia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhiper—
2Spanishhipermercado—
3Spanishhiper-hyper-
4Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “hipertrofia”

  • hipertrófico
  • hipertrofiar
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