English
hupokeimenon
Hupokeimenon comes from Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον ‘that which lies beneath’, from ὑπόκειμαι ‘to underlie’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- ‘to lie down’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱey-‘to lie down’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱéytor‘to be lying flat’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκεῖμαι‘lie’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπόκειμαιhupókeimai‘to underlie’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑποκείμενονhupokeímenon‘that which lies beneath’present participle of ὑπόκειμαι
- Englishtodayhupokeimenon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱey-‘to lie down’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱéytor‘to be lying flat’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκεῖμαι‘lie’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπόκειμαιhupókeimai‘to underlie’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑποκείμενονhupokeímenon‘that which lies beneath’present participle of ὑπόκειμαι
- Englishtodayhupokeimenon
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- ‘to lie down’
home, city, civil, hide, civic, cemetery, coma, haunt, citadel, civitas, ceilidh, hame, 32 more
Today it means
noun That which underlies, or lies beneath; a substratum.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- / hupokeimenon