Where does “ὑπο-” come from?

ὑπο- (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ὑπο- (Ancient Greek): under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,...

Definitions

  1. under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,...

Ancestry of “ὑπο-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑπό
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

Words derived from “ὑπο-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Ancient Greek ὑπό