Etymograph

English

hypsistaphylia

By surface analysis, hypsi- + staphyle + -ia, from Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ).

Equivalent to hypsi- + staphyle + -ia

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewps- ‘up, above’

Ancient Greek ῠ̔́ψῐ ‘aloft’

Ancient Greek ὕψος ‘height’

English hypsi-

Ancient Greek σταφυλή ‘bunch of grapes’

Latin staphylē

English staphyle

Today it means

noun A condition characterized by a high and narrow palate.

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

Etymograph / hypsistaphylia