English

hyperedaphic

From hyper- + edaphic.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Ancient Greek ἔδαφος ‘ground’

Today it means

adj Living on the soil surface or upper soil layers.

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

Etymograph / hyperedaphic