English
hypocaust
Hypocaust comes from Latin hypocaustum, and goes back to Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑπόκαυστονhupókauston
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhypocaustum
- Englishtodayhypocaust
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑπόκαυστονhupókauston
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhypocaustum
- Englishtodayhypocaust
A compound of ὑπό ‘underneath’ + καυστόν ‘burnt offering’
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’
Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘underneath’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον
Today it means
noun An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον / hypocaust