Etymograph

English

hypercane

Blend of hyper- + hurricane.

A blend of hyper- + hurricane

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Taíno *hurakā

Spanish huracán

English hurricane

Today it means

noun A hypothetical class of an extremely severe hurricane with ocean temperatures reaching approximately 50 °C (122 °F) and formed by significant conditions, such as extensive global warming, having wind speeds exceeding 800 kilometers per hour (500 mph).

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

Etymograph / hypercane