Where does “hyponutrition” come from?

hyponutrition (English) comes from English nutrition, from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nūtrītiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

hyponutrition (English): undernutrition

Definitions

  1. undernutrition

Ancestry of “hyponutrition”, step by step

hyponutrition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nutrition

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnutritionThe organic process by which an organism...
2Middle Frenchnutrition
3Old Frenchnutricion
4Latinnūtrītiōnutrition
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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-
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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