English
hypercaution
From hyper- + caution.
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Latin cavēre ‘be on one's guard’
Latin cautus ‘cautious, careful’
Latin cautiō ‘precaution, caution’
Old French caution ‘security, surety’
Middle English caucioun ‘bail, guarantee, pledge’
English caution
Today it means
noun Excessive caution.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hypercaution