English
hyperchromatism
From hyper- + chromatism.
Formed from hyper- + chromatism
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Today it means
noun An abnormal intensity of colour or colouring, such as in birds
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Etymograph / hyperchromatism