Where does “hypochlorite” come from?

hypochlorite (English) comes from English hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hypochlorite (English): any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a...

Definitions

  1. any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a...

Ancestry of “hypochlorite”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hypochlorite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →