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What language does the prefix hyper come from?

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Anonymous

∙ 13y ago
Updated: 8/4/2025

Hyper /Hypo com to us today from Classical Greek,

They can be seen as oppositesto each other.

'Hyper' ; Over/ greaterthen/more than

'Hypo' ; Under/less than

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