English

hyperapophysis

From hyper- + apophysis.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις ‘offshoot’

Today it means

noun A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra.

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

Etymograph / hyperapophysis