Etymograph

English

hypercivilization

From hyper- + civilization.

Formed from hyper- + civilization

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

French civilisation

English civilization

Today it means

noun The state of being hypercivilized.

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

Etymograph / hypercivilization