English

hyperpath

From hyper- + path.

Formed from hyper- + path

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Proto-Germanic *paþaz ‘path’

Proto-West Germanic *paþ ‘path’

Old English pæþ ‘path’

Middle English path

English path

Today it means

noun Any path that is longer than the shortest path possible

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

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