Where does “hypofertile” come from?

hypofertile (English) comes from English fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

hypofertile (English): Less than normally fertile

Definitions

  1. Less than normally fertile

Ancestry of “hypofertile”, step by step

hypofertile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fertile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfertilecapable of growing abundant crops; productive;...
2Old Frenchfertile—
3Latinfertilisfruitful, fertile; productive
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

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 -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin fertilis →