Where does “hypocrisis” come from?

hypocrisis (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νομαι, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hypocrisis (Late Latin): mimicry; hypocrisy

Definitions

  1. mimicry; hypocrisy

Ancestry of “hypocrisis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑπόκρισιςreply, answer; the part of an actor or orator:...
2Ancient Greekῠ̔ποκρῑ́νομαιI answer
3Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
4Ancient Greekὑπό
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “hypocrisis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- →