Etymology

hyperpalatable

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Today it means: Extremely palatable; often applied to ultraprocessed foods designed to appeal to consumers. Full definition →

English palatable ← Middle English palate ← Old French palat
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The story

  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. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  10. Latinpalātum
  11. Old Frenchpalat
  12. Middle Englishpalate
  13. Englishpalate
  14. Englishpalatable
  15. English todayhyperpalatable

From hyper- + palatable.

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