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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

  1. Related to or involving hypoelliptic operators

Ancestry of “hypoelliptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishellipticOf or pertaining to an ellipse; Of or pertaining...
2Ancient Greekἐλλειπτικόςdefective
3Ancient Greekἐλλείπωto fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I...
4Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
5Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
6Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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