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Where does “υπόγειος” come from?

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

υπόγειος (Greek): underground, metro; underground, subterranean,...

Definitions

  1. underground, metro; underground, subterranean,...

Ancestry of “υπόγειος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑπόγειοςunderground, subterranean, chthonian
2Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
3Ancient Greekὑπό
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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