Where does “hypoflagellated” come from?

hypoflagellated (English) comes from English hypo, from English hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hypoflagellated (English): Less than normally flagellated

Definitions

  1. Less than normally flagellated

Ancestry of “hypoflagellated”, step by step

hypoflagellated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-

via English flagellated

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishflagellatedsimple past tense and past participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from English hypo-
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