Where does “hypochondria” come from?
Hypochondria derives from Ancient Greek ὑποχόνδρια, from ὑποχόνδριον meaning the region below the cartilage, from χόνδρος cartilage, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots gʰrendʰ- and h₃ewp-.
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Ancestry of “hypochondria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | hypochondria | — |
| 2 | Latin | hypochondrium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑποχόνδριον | the space between the ribs and the navel; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔πο- | under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |