English

hyperspecific

From hyper- + specific.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see’

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Latin speciō ‘to see’

Latin speciēs ‘kind’

Late Latin specificus ‘specific’

Old French specifique

Today it means

adj Very highly specific.

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

Etymograph / hyperspecific