Etymograph

English

hyperconscientious

Hyperconscientious comes from English conscientious.

  1. English1500–presentconscientious
  2. Englishtodayhyperconscientious

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentconscientious
  2. Englishtodayhyperconscientious

A compound of hyper- + conscientious

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus

Middle French conscientieux

English conscientious

Today it means

adj Extremely conscientious.

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

Etymograph / English conscientious / hyperconscientious