Etymograph

English

hyperacusis

From hyper- + -acusis.

Formed from hyper- + -acusis

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Today it means

noun A heightened sensitivity to some sounds, especially extremely loud noises.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hyperacusis