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Where does “hypotéka” come from?

hypotéka (Czech) comes from Latin hypothēca, from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ὑποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ὑπο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hypotéka (Czech): mortgage

Definitions

  1. mortgage

Ancestry of “hypotéka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhypothēca—
2Ancient Greekὑποθήκηsuggestion, counsel, warning; pledge, deposit,...
3Ancient GreekὑποτίθημιI set before, suggest; put down, pledge; to...
4Ancient Greekὑπο-under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,...
5Ancient Greekὑπό
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “hypotéka”

  • hypoteční
  • hypotéční
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