Etymograph

English

hyperphalangy

From hyper- + -phalangy.

Formed from hyper- + -phalangy

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Today it means

noun The condition of having a higher than average number of phalanges.

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

Etymograph / hyperphalangy