Where does “hypogaeum” come from?

hypogaeum (English) comes from English hypogeum, from Latin hypogaeum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόγειον, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγειος — underground.

hypogaeum (English): Alternative form of hypogeum

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hypogeum

Ancestry of “hypogaeum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypogeumAn underground room or cavern
2Latinhypogaeumcrypt, vault
3Ancient Greekὑπόγειονvault, crypt
4Ancient Greekῠ̔πόγειοςunderground
Every word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγειος →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑπόγειον →Every word from Latin hypogaeum →