Etymograph

English

hypermeter

From hyper- + meter.

Formed from hyper- + meter

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Middle English metere ‘one who measures, measurer’

English meter

Today it means

noun A hypercatalectic line, i.e. with two syllables beyond the metrum.

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Etymograph / hypermeter