English
hypersplit
From hyper- + split.
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- ‘to split, splice’
Proto-Germanic *splītaną
Proto-West Germanic *splītan ‘to split’
Proto-West Germanic *splittjan
Middle Dutch splitten ‘to split’
English split
Today it means
noun Any split in which the angle formed by the legs measures greater than 180 degrees. Can be done to the front with either or both legs elevated, or in a straddle split with one or both legs elevated, or with a standing leg lift.
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Etymograph / hypersplit