English
hypercrystalline
From hyper- + crystalline.
Formed from hyper- + crystalline
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Ancient Greek κρύος ‘cold’
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Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος ‘of crystal’
Latin crystallinus ‘crystal’
Old French cristallin
Middle English cristallyn
English crystalline
Today it means
adj Having a high level of crystals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hypercrystalline