English

hypercompetent

From hyper- + competent.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’

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Latin competō ‘coincide, be equal to, be capable of’

Latin competens

Old French competent

Middle English competent

Today it means

adj Very highly competent.

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

Etymograph / hypercompetent