English
hyperzeuxis
Hyperzeuxis comes from Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over’reconstructed
- Englishtodayhyperzeuxis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér‘over’reconstructed
- Englishtodayhyperzeuxis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’
over, super, supreme, summary, uber, soprano, supra, consummate, summa, 20 more
Today it means
noun The opposite of hypozeuxis; a figure in which multiple clauses share a single subject or predicate, often considered a form of zeugma or syllepsis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *upér / hyperzeuxis