Where does “ὑπερικόν” come from?

ὑπερικόν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑπέρεικος, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “ὑπερικόν”, step by step

ὑπερικόν traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὑπέρεικος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὑπέρεικοςSt John's wort
2Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
3Ancient Greekὑπό
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Ancient Greek ὑπέρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over

Words derived from “ὑπερικόν”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- →