hypate

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑπάτη
2. Latin · borrowed fromhypatē
3. English todayhypate

Unadapted borrowing from Latin hypatē, from Ancient Greek ὑπάτη (hupátē, literally “highest/nearest [string]”). The hypate was the "highest" in the sense of being the string on a lyre nearest the player and physically above the remaining strings (compare a modern guitar, where the low E string is nearest the player), but actually the lowest in pitch.