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Where does “hypogeum” come from?

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

hypogeum (English): An underground room or cavern

Definitions

  1. An underground room or cavern

Ancestry of “hypogeum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhypogaeumcrypt, vault
2Ancient Greekὑπόγειονvault, crypt; inflection of ῠ̔πόγειος : ##...
3Ancient Greekῠ̔πόγειοςunderground

Words derived from “hypogeum”

  • hypogeal
  • hypogaeum
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