English
hypergamy
From hyper- + -gamy.
A compound of hyper- + -gamy
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Today it means
noun Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.
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Etymograph / hypergamy