Where does “hyporesponse” come from?
hyporesponse (English) comes from English response, from Middle English respounse, from Old French respons, from Latin respōnsus, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
hyporesponse (English): A less than normal response to a particular stimulus
Definitions
- A less than normal response to a particular stimulus
Ancestry of “hyporesponse”, step by step
hyporesponse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English response
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | response | An answer or reply, or something in the nature of... |
| 2 | Middle English | respounse | — |
| 3 | Old French | respons | — |
| 4 | Latin | respōnsus | replied |
| 5 | Latin | respondeō | to reply, answer, respond |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |