English word hyper- comes from Proto-Indo-European *upo (Under, below.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*upo | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Under, below. |
*upér- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | over, above |
ὑπέρ | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
hyper- | English (eng) | Excessive. Existing in more than three spatial dimensions. Linked non-sequentially. Over, above or beyond. |