English

hyperoval

From hyper- + oval.

A compound of hyper- + oval

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm ‘egg’

Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om ‘egg’

Late Latin ovum ‘egg’

Late Latin ovalis ‘egg- (relational)’

English oval

Today it means

noun A particular set of points, related to an oval, in a projected plane

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

Etymograph / hyperoval