Where does “hypokyphosis” come from?

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

hypokyphosis (English): A reduced kyphotic curvature of the thoracic region of the spine

Definitions

  1. A reduced kyphotic curvature of the thoracic region of the spine

Ancestry of “hypokyphosis”, step by step

hypokyphosis 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 kyphosis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkyphosisThe normal convex curvature of the spine in the...
2Ancient Greekκύφωσις—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from English hypo- →