Given name · Ancient Greek
Ὑπέρβολος
“to throw”
Ὑπέρβολος (Hŭpérbolos) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Hupérbolos.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ὑπέρβολος goes back to a word meaning “to throw.”
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Where it comes from
Ὑπέρβολος comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-, built from Ancient Greek ὑπερ- + βάλλω (“to throw”) + -ος.
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Ὑπέρβολος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ὑπέρβολος has a transliteration in Hupérbolos. In Ancient Greek usage, Ὑπέρβολος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Hŭpérbolos.
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