The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὑπέρ“over”
- English todayhypergelast
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laughter”), from γελάω (geláō, “I laugh”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὑπέρ all →
hypertrophyhyperemiahyper-hyperduliahypergolichyperzeugmamaschalyperidrosis
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.