Where does “hypoglycin” come from?

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

hypoglycin (English): A toxic organic compound related to lycine, found in Blighia sapida (ackee fruit), causing hypoglycemia, and responsible for Jamaican vomiting sickness

Definitions

  1. A toxic organic compound related to lycine, found in Blighia sapida (ackee fruit), causing hypoglycemia, and responsible for Jamaican vomiting sickness

Ancestry of “hypoglycin”, step by step

hypoglycin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hypoglycemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypoglycemiaA too low level of blood glucose
2EnglishhypoMelancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid...
3Englishhypo-Below; beneath; under; Deficient; less than...
4Ancient Greekὑπό
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from English hypo- →