Etymograph

English

hyperostosis

From hyper- + ostosis.

Formed from hyper- + ostosis

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Today it means

noun An excessive growth or thickening of bone.

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

Etymograph / hyperostosis