Etymograph

English

hypercube

From hyper- + cube.

A compound of hyper- + cube

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Ancient Greek κύβος

Latin cubus ‘a cube’

Old French cube

English cube

Today it means

noun A geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n.

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

Etymograph / hypercube