English

hypobaria

From hypo- + baro- + -ia.

Formed from hypo- + baro- + -ia

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’

Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us ‘heavy’

Proto-Hellenic *gʷarus ‘heavy’

Ancient Greek βαρύς ‘heavy’

Ancient Greek βάρος ‘weight’

English baro-

Today it means

noun low ambient air pressure

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hypobaria