English

hypernegative

From hyper- + negative.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Latin ne ‘not’

Latin negō ‘to deny’

Latin negātīvus ‘that denies’

Old French negatif

Middle English negative

Today it means

adj Exceptionally negative

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

Etymograph / hypernegative