English

hyperhaline

From hyper- + haline.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’

Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘salt’

Today it means

adj Synonym of hypersaline.

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

Etymograph / hyperhaline