Etymology

hypermetamorphosis

Today it means: A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva. Full definition →

English metamorphosis ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishmetamorphosis
  8. English todayhypermetamorphosis

From hyper- + metamorphosis.

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