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Where does “hipeacoindreach” come from?

hipeacoindreach (Irish) comes from Irish hipeacoindre, from Medieval Latin hypochondria, from New Latin hypochondrium, from Ancient Greek ὑποχόνδριον, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hipeacoindreach (Irish): hypochondriac

Definitions

  1. hypochondriac

Ancestry of “hipeacoindreach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishhipeacoindrehypochondria
2Medieval Latinhypochondria—
3New Latinhypochondrium—
4Ancient Greekὑποχόνδριονthe space between the ribs and the navel; the...
5Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
6Ancient Greekὑπό
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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