Etymograph

English

hyperconservation

From hyper- + conservation.

Formed from hyper- + conservation

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Old French

English conservation

Today it means

noun Conservation of a trait through many generations.

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

Etymograph / hyperconservation