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Where does “hyponiem” come from?

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

hyponiem (Dutch): hyponym

Definitions

  1. hyponym

Ancestry of “hyponiem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhypo-hypo-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API not...
2Ancient Greekὑπο-under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,...
3Ancient Greekὑπό
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →