English
hypercatabolism
From hyper- + catabolism.
Formed from hyper- + catabolism
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰβάλλω ‘to throw down, cast down’
Ancient Greek καταβολή ‘throwing down’
English catabolism
Today it means
noun An increased rate of catabolism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hypercatabolism