Where does “hypovolemic” come from?

Hypovolemic derives from Ancient Greek ὑπό meaning under, combined with a root ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hypovolemic (English): Of, pertaining to, or characterized by low volume...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by low volume...

Ancestry of “hypovolemic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhypo-Below; beneath; under; Deficient; less than...
2Ancient Greekὑπό
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from English hypo- →