myEtymology.com: English etymology of Hyperborean

Etymology of the English word Hyperborean

the English word Hyperborean

derived from the Latin word hyperboreanus

derived from the Latin word hyperboreus

derived from the Greek word huperboreos

derived from the Greek word Boreas

derived from the Greek word huper, ὑπέρ

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *uper

derived from the Greek word boreas, βορέας

The earliest known usage of Hyperborean in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English