The story
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekὑπερ- (huper-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
- Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
- Ancient Greekὑπερβάλλω (huperbállō)
- Ancient Greekὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ)
- New Latinhyperbola
- English todayhyperbola
From New Latin hyperbola, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὑπερβολή all →
hyperbole
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.