English
hupaithric
Hupaithric comes from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος ‘under the sky, in the open air’, from αἴθω ‘to kindle’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- ‘burn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eydʰ-‘burn’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*áitʰō‘to ignite’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἴθωaíthō‘to kindle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἰθήρ‘sky’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἴθρᾱ‘clear sky’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἶθρος‘clear chill air’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὕπαιθροςhúpaithros‘under the sky, in the open air’
- Englishearliest quotation 1817hupaithric
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eydʰ-‘burn’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*áitʰō‘to ignite’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἴθωaíthō‘to kindle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἰθήρ‘sky’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἴθρᾱ‘clear sky’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἶθρος‘clear chill air’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὕπαιθροςhúpaithros‘under the sky, in the open air’
- Englishearliest quotation 1817hupaithric
Earliest quotation: 1817, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Revolt of Islam. […]: “that spacious cell Like an upaithric temple wide and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- ‘burn’
estuary, edifice, edification, 17 more
through Ancient Greek αἴθω ‘to kindle’
through Ancient Greek αἰθήρ ‘sky’
through Ancient Greek αἴθρᾱ ‘clear sky’
Today it means
adj Roofless; open to the sky.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- / hupaithric