hyperbolic

hyperbolic · adjective¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑπερβολικός
2. Latin · derived fromhyperbolic(us)
3. English todayhyperbolic

From Latin hyperbolic(us), from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολικός (huperbolikós). First attested in the 15th century. By surface analysis, hyperbol(e) + -ic.

hyperbolic · adjective²

First attested in 1676. By surface analysis, hyperbol(a) + -ic.