Etymology of the English word hyper
the English word
hyperderived from the English word
independentderived from the English word
in-derived from the English word
hyperactiveusing the English prefix
hyper-derived from the Greek word
huper, ὑπέρ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the English word
activederived from the Latin word
activus (active; practical; active)
derived from the Classical Latin word
actum (act, deed, transaction)
derived from the Late Latin word
actus (act, performance, delivery; right of way, road for cattle; path)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
agere (to drive; drive, urge, conduct)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-Date
The earliest known usage of hyper in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
