English

hyperphonation

From hyper- + phonation.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰoh₂-néh₂

Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́

Ancient Greek φωνή ‘voice, sound’

Today it means

noun Excessive phonation, typically in the crying of a baby.

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

Etymograph / hyperphonation