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Where does “hypaethral” come from?

hypaethral (English) comes from Latin hypaethrus, from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hypaethral (English): Open-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky

Definitions

  1. Open-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky

Ancestry of “hypaethral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhypaethrusuncovered
2Ancient Greekὕπαιθρος—
3Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
4Ancient Greekὑπό
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →