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Where does “hyponastic” come from?

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

hyponastic (English): Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal...

Definitions

  1. Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal...

Ancestry of “hyponastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhypo-Below; beneath; under; Deficient; less than...
2Ancient Greekὑπό
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →