Where does “hypoelliptic” come from?
hypoelliptic (English) comes from English elliptic, from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός, from Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
hypoelliptic (English): Related to or involving hypoelliptic operators
Definitions
- Related to or involving hypoelliptic operators
Ancestry of “hypoelliptic”, step by step
hypoelliptic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elliptic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elliptic | Of or pertaining to an ellipse; Of or pertaining... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐλλειπτικός | defective |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλλείπω | to fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |