English
hyperpepsia
Hyperpepsia comes from Ancient Greek πέψις ‘digestion’, from πέσσω ‘to ripen’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- ‘to crack, crush (foodstuff), pulverize (grain)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pekʷ-‘to crack, crush (foodstuff), pulverize (grain)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pékʷ-ye-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέσσω‘to ripen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπέψιςpépsis‘digestion’
- Englishtodayhyperpepsia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pekʷ-‘to crack, crush (foodstuff), pulverize (grain)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pékʷ-ye-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέσσω‘to ripen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπέψιςpépsis‘digestion’
- Englishtodayhyperpepsia
Formed from hyper-
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- ‘to crack, crush (foodstuff), pulverize (grain)’
coach, cook, kitchen, pumpkin, cuisine, culinary, kiln, concoction, ricotta, concoct, quitter, decoction, 13 more
through Ancient Greek πέσσω ‘to ripen’
through Ancient Greek πέψις ‘digestion’
Today it means
noun Dyspepsia characterized by an excess of chlorides in the gastric juice, without an excess of free hydrochloric acid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- / hyperpepsia