Etymology

hypertechnical

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Today it means: Excessively technical. Full definition →

English technical ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér
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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. Englishtechnical
  8. English todayhypertechnical

From hyper- + technical.

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