Etymology of the English word hypericum
the English word
hypericumderived from the Latin word
hypericumderived from the Greek word
hupereikonderived from the Greek word
ereikeusing the Greek prefix
huper-, ὑπερ-
derived from the Greek word
huper, ὑπέρ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperDate
The earliest known usage of hypericum in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
