English
hyperbaton
Hyperbaton comes from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν ‘overstepping’, and goes back to ὑπερβαίνω ‘to step over, mount, scale, cross’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑπερβαίνω‘to step over, mount, scale, cross’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπερβατόνhuperbatón‘overstepping’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhyperbaton
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑπερβαίνω‘to step over, mount, scale, cross’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπερβατόνhuperbatón‘overstepping’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhyperbaton
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of ὑπέρ ‘over, above’ + βαίνω ‘walk’
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over, above’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti ‘to come’
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəňňō
Ancient Greek βαίνω ‘walk’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ὑπερβαίνω
Today it means
noun An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὑπερβαίνω / hyperbaton