Etymology

hypercatalectic

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Latin hypercatalēcticus ← Ancient Greek ὑπερκατάληκτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑπερκατάληκτος
  2. Latin · derived fromhypercatalēcticus
  3. English todayhypercatalectic

Recorded from circa 1700; from Latin hypercatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερκατάληκτος (huperkatálēktos).

Words from the same roots

Latinhypercatalēcticus all →

hypercatalexis

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