English

hyperresonance

From hyper- + resonance.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- ‘to sound’

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Latin sonō ‘make a noise, sound, resound’

Latin resonō ‘to resound’

Latin resonantia ‘echo’

Old French resonance

Today it means

noun An increased level of resonance, often as an examination finding on the percussion of an area of the body, especially the chest.

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

Etymograph / hyperresonance