Where does “hypocoercive” come from?

hypocoercive (English) comes from English coercive, from English coerce, from Latin coerceō, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hypocoercive (English): Hypoelliptic and converging to regularity

Definitions

  1. Hypoelliptic and converging to regularity

Ancestry of “hypocoercive”, step by step

hypocoercive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coercive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcoercivedisplaying a tendency or intent to coerce; such...
2EnglishcoerceTo restrain by force, especially by law or...
3Latincoerceōto enclose on all sides, hold together; surround, encompass
4Latinco-allomorph of con-
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English hypo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypoMelancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid...
2Englishhypo-Below; beneath; under; Deficient; less than...
3Ancient Greekὑπό
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-