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Where does “hypoosmolar” come from?

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

hypoosmolar (English): Of or pertaining to hypoosmolarity

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to hypoosmolarity

Ancestry of “hypoosmolar”, step by step

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 Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →