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Where does “ὑπόγειον” come from?

ὑπόγειον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγειος — underground.

ὑπόγειον (Ancient Greek): vault, crypt; inflection of ῠ̔πόγειος : ##...

Definitions

  1. vault, crypt; inflection of ῠ̔πόγειος : ##...

Ancestry of “ὑπόγειον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῠ̔πόγειοςunderground

Words derived from “ὑπόγειον”

  • hypogeum
  • hypogeal
  • hypogaeum
  • hypogaeum
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