Etymograph

English

hypercompaction

From hyper- + compaction.

Formed from hyper- + compaction

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Latin compingere

Latin compactionem

Old French compaction

English compaction

Today it means

noun Excessive compaction

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

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