Where does “hypocrisis” come from?

hypocrisis (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 (Latin): mimicry; hypocrisy

Definitions

mimicry; hypocrisy

Ancestry of “hypocrisis”, step by step

hypocrisis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ὑπόκρισις	reply, answer; the part of an actor or orator:...
2	Ancient Greek	ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νομαι	I answer
3	Ancient Greek	ῠ̔πο-	under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
4	Ancient Greek	ὑπό
5	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

via Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόκρῐσῐς

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ῠ̔πόκρῐσῐς	reply, answer

Words derived from “hypocrisis”

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