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
3Ancient Greekῠ̔πόγειοςunderground

Words derived from “hypogeum”

Every word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγειος →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑπόγειον →Every word from Latin hypogaeum →