English
hyperpycnal
Hyperpycnal comes from Ancient Greek πυκνός ‘thick’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπυκνός‘thick’
- Englishtodayhyperpycnal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπυκνός‘thick’
- Englishtodayhyperpycnal
Formed from hyper- + πυκνός + -al
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Every English word from Ancient Greek πυκνός
Today it means
adj Having a greater density
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πυκνός / hyperpycnal