Etymograph

English

hyperviscosity

By surface analysis, hyper- + viscosity, or, by surface analysis, hyperviscous + -ity.

Equivalent to hyper- + viscosity

Proto-Indo-European *úp

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

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Medieval Latin viscositas

Old French viscosité

Middle French viscosité

English viscosity

Today it means

noun Increased viscosity, especially of the blood.

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

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