English
hypermetria
Hypermetria comes from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over, above’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *upér.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upér1‘over, above’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hupér1reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑπέρ2‘over, above’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004hypermetria2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ὑπέρ
- 2 Wiktionary, English hypermetria
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2004, Johnny D. Hoskins, Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Dog and Cat: “Cerebellar dysfunction is characterized by truncal ataxia, a broad-based…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*upérWiktionary, Ancient Greek ὑπέρ‘over, above’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hupérWiktionary, Ancient Greek ὑπέρreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑπέρWiktionary, English hypermetria‘over, above’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004hypermetriaWiktionary, English hypermetria. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2004, Johnny D. Hoskins, Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Dog and Cat: “Cerebellar dysfunction is characterized by truncal ataxia, a broad-based…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
over, super, supreme, summary, uber, soprano, supra, consummate, summa, 19 more
Today it means
noun Dysmetria in which the patient tends to overshoot the intended target.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “hypermetria”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek ὑπέρ. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *upér / hypermetria