Etymograph

English

hyperosmosis

From hyper- + osmosis.

Formed from hyper- + osmosis

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Ancient Greek ὠθέω ‘to push’

Ancient Greek ὠσμός ‘push, impulsion’

Ancient Greek ἔνδον ‘within’

English osmosis

Today it means

noun Abnormally rapid osmosis

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

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