Where does “hypopyrexia” come from?

hypopyrexia (English) comes from English pyrexia, from Latin pyrexia, from Ancient Greek πυρεξία, from Ancient Greek πυρετός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

hypopyrexia (English): An unusually low body temperature

Definitions

  1. An unusually low body temperature

Ancestry of “hypopyrexia”, step by step

hypopyrexia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pyrexia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpyrexiaFever; Trench fever
2Latinpyrexia
3Ancient Greekπυρεξίαfeverishness
4Ancient Greekπυρετόςheat; fever
5Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

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 Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Ancient Greek πυρετός
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