English
hypobole
Hypobole comes from Ancient Greek ὑποβολή ‘a throwing under, a suggesting’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelH-‘to hit by throwing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷl̥-ne-h₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷəlnōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάλλωbállō‘to throw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑποβολήhupobolḗ‘a throwing under, a suggesting’
- Englishtodayhypobole
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelH-‘to hit by throwing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷl̥-ne-h₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷəlnōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάλλωbállō‘to throw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑποβολήhupobolḗ‘a throwing under, a suggesting’
- Englishtodayhypobole
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’
ball, quail, quill, quell, obelisk, pul, 63 more
through Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
symbolic, ballistic, ballista, symbolist, 34 more
through Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘to throw’
problem, devil, symbol, emblem, metabolic, parable, hyperbolic, parabolic, embolism, anabolic, metabolize, hyperbola, 33 more
Today it means
noun A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make claims against the argument, or in favor of the opposing side, but are then refuted one by one.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- / hypobole