English
hyper-
Hyper- comes from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *úp.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úpreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over, above’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hupérreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑπέρhupér‘over’
- Englishtodayhyper-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úpreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over, above’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hupérreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑπέρhupér‘over’
- Englishtodayhyper-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
over, supreme, super, summary, uber, soprano, supra, consummate, summa, 21 more
Today it means
prefix over, above
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *úp / hyper-