English
hyperstitious
hyper- + superstitious, replacing the super- element with the more intense hyper-.
Formed from hyper- + superstitious
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Latin superstō ‘to stand over or upon’
Latin superstitio ‘superstition’
Latin superstitiōsus
Old French superstitieux
English superstitious
Today it means
adj Pertaining to hyperstitions, cultural self-fulfilling prophecies.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hyperstitious