Where does “hypotarsus” come from?

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

hypotarsus (English): A process on the posterior side of the...

Definitions

  1. A process on the posterior side of the...

Ancestry of “hypotarsus”, step by step

hypotarsus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-

via English Tarsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTarsusan important center of Cilicia since antiquity
2LatinTarsusTarsus, Cilicia
3Ancient GreekΤαρσόςTarsus
4Proto-Finnictarša
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from English hypo-
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