English

hyperobese

From hyper- + obese.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Latin obedō ‘to devour, eat away’

Latin obēsus ‘eaten away, devoured, having been eaten away’

English obese

Today it means

adj Extremely obese.

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

Etymograph / hyperobese