English
hyperflagellation
From hyper- + flagellation.
Formed from hyper- + flagellation
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Latin flagrum ‘whip’
Latin flagellum ‘whip, lash, scourge’
Latin flagellare
Latin flagellatio
French flagellation
English flagellation
Today it means
noun The production of excessive flagella
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hyperflagellation