Etymology

hyperbaton

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Today it means: An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect. Full definition →

Latin hyperbaton ← Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑπερβατόν“overstepping”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromhyperbaton
  3. English todayhyperbaton

Borrowed from Latin hyperbaton, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón, “overstepping”), from ὑπερβαίνω (huperbaínō), from ὑπέρ (hupér) + βαίνω (baínō, “walk”).

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