Where does “hyposaline” come from?

hyposaline (English) comes from English saline, from Middle English salyne, from Middle French salin, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

hyposaline (English): Having an abnormally low salinity

Definitions

  1. Having an abnormally low salinity

Ancestry of “hyposaline”, step by step

hyposaline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English saline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalineContaining salt; salty; Resembling salt; Water...
2Middle Englishsalyne—
3Middle Frenchsalin—
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

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 *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →