Synonyms & related words for hypernymy

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Words related to hypernymy

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Where does hypernymy come from?

The word hypernymy breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: hyper-, from Greek hyper (“over, above”); nym, from Greek onoma (“name”); and -y, from Greek -ia (“condition, state of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.