English

hyperviolent

From hyper- + violent.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs ‘force’

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Latin violō ‘to violate, use force’

Latin violentus ‘forcible’

Old French violent

Middle English violent ‘violent, forcible’

Today it means

adj Extremely violent.

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

Etymograph / hyperviolent