Etymology

hyperactive

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Today it means: Having an increased state of activity Full definition →

English active ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Old Frenchactif
  8. Middle Englishactyf
  9. Englishactive
  10. English todayhyperactive

From hyper- + active.

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