Where does “hipigineach” come from?
hipigineach (Irish) comes from Irish hipi-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
hipigineach (Irish): hypogene, hypogenic
Ancestry of “hipigineach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | hipi- | hypo- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |