English
hyperreal
Hyperreal comes from English real, and goes back to Old French ree.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ree
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500real
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 2023hyperreal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ree
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500real
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 2023hyperreal
Earliest quotation: 2023, Luke Winkie, Our Greatest Fast-Food Joint Is Costco: “There's far more than just hot dogs to feast…”
Linked words
through Middle English real
through English real
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to philosophical hyperreality; perceivable as real by consciousness, though potentially unreal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French ree / hyperreal