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Where does “ὑποχονδριακός” come from?

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

ὑποχονδριακός (Ancient Greek): Of or concerning the region between the ribs and...

Definitions

  1. Of or concerning the region between the ribs and...

Ancestry of “ὑποχονδριακός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑποχόνδριονthe space between the ribs and the navel; the...
2Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
3Ancient Greekὑπό
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ὑποχονδριακός”

  • hypochondriac
  • hypochondriacal
  • hypochondriacism
  • hypochondriacally
  • hipocondríaco
  • hypocondriaque
  • hipocondríaco
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