Where does “υπόγειο” come from?

υπόγειο (Greek) comes from Greek υπόγειος, from Ancient Greek ὑπόγειος, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

υπόγειο (Greek): basement, cellar;...

Definitions

  1. basement, cellar;...

Ancestry of “υπόγειο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekυπόγειοςunderground, metro; underground, subterranean,...
2Ancient Greekὑπόγειοςunderground, subterranean, chthonian
3Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
4Ancient Greekὑπό
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-