English
hyperpneumatic
From hyper- + pneumatic.
Formed from hyper- + pneumatic
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Proto-Indo-European *pnew- ‘to breathe, sneeze’
Ancient Greek πνέω ‘to blow, breath’
Ancient Greek πνεῦμα ‘wind, air, breath, spirit’
Ancient Greek πνευματικός ‘relating to wind or air’
Latin pneumaticus
English pneumatic
Today it means
adj Having more than the normal number of air-filled cavities
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hyperpneumatic