English

hypodense

From hypo- + dense.

Formed from hypo- + dense

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

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Proto-Indo-European *dens- ‘thick, dense’

Latin dēnsus ‘dense, compact’

Middle French dense

English dense

Today it means

adj less dense (than normal)

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

Etymograph / hypodense