Etymology

hyperaltruism

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Today it means: Extreme altruism Full definition →

English altruism ← French altruisme ← Old French autrui
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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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  9. Proto-Italic*aljos
  10. Proto-Italic*aliteros
  11. Latinalterī
  12. Vulgar Latin*alterui
  13. Old Frenchautrui
  14. Frenchautrui
  15. Frenchaltruisme
  16. Englishaltruism
  17. English todayhyperaltruism

From hyper- + altruism.

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