Where did 더 이상 come from?
First, I learned that 더 이상 means "anymore/no longer/no more".
더 이상 없다 = not exist anymore/no longer there, right?

I'm curious about how this phrase made.
Since 더 = more, and 이상 = abnormality, at first I thought 더 이상 means "weirder". lol

So, could you please explain about this phrase in depth? Is there any other mean of 이상?
Thank you in advance. 감사합니다 :)

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Where did 더 이상 come from?
First, I learned that 더 이상 means "anymore/no longer/no more". 
더 이상 없다 = not exist anymore/no longer there, right?

I'm curious about how this phrase made. 
Since 더 = more, and 이상 = abnormality, at first I thought 더 이상 means "weirder". lol

So, could you please explain about this phrase in depth? Is there any other mean of 이상?
Thank you in advance. 감사합니다 :)

Answer

이상 also means "above; more than, beyond, etc.". So you can think of 더 이상 as "beyond more". While that's not the best English translation, it gives you the idea. Check out the second meaning down the page at http://dic.daum.net/word/view.do?wordid=kew000057978&q=이상 - there are a bunch of similar words: 이하, 이전, 이후, 이외

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저도 그것을 알아보고 싶어요
더 이상 못 기다릴 것 같아

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