English
hyperadaptation
From hyper- + adaptation.
Formed from hyper- + adaptation
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Latin apiō ‘to bind, fasten, join’
Latin aptō ‘to fasten, fit, apply, adjust’
Latin adaptō ‘to fit, adjust, modify’
Medieval Latin adaptātiō
French adaptation
English adaptation
Today it means
noun A greater than normal (evolutionary) adaptation.
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Etymograph / hyperadaptation