hyperalimentation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Hellenic *(h)upér

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.

English hyper-

French aliment

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old French -ier

Middle French -er

French -er

French alimenter

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ation

Middle French -ation

French -ation

French alimentationbor.

English alimentation

English hyperalimentation

From hyper- + alimentation.

Noun

hyperalimentation (plural hyperalimentations)

1. (medicine) The administration or ingestion of unusually large amounts of nutrients.