Where does “hipocaust” come from?
hipocaust (Romanian) comes from French hypocauste, from Latin hypocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον, from Ancient Greek ὑπο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
hipocaust (Romanian): hypocaust
Definitions
- hypocaust
Ancestry of “hipocaust”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hypocauste | hypocaust |
| 2 | Latin | hypocaustum | a hypocaust, a heating-vault; a steam room or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑπόκαυστον | hypocaust |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑπο- | under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |