Where does “hypo” come from?

Hypo comes from Ancient Greek ὑπό, derived from Proto-Indo-European upó, ultimately from the root h₃ewp-.

hypo (English): Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid...

Definitions

  1. Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid...

Ancestry of “hypo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhypo-Below; beneath; under; Deficient; less than...
2Ancient Greekὑπό
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “hypo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from English hypo- →