Etymograph

English

hypodiegetic

From hypo- + diegetic.

Formed from hypo- + diegetic

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

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Ancient Greek διηγητικός

English diegetic

Today it means

adj Pertaining to a secondary narrative embedded within the primary narrative (a story within a story).

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

Etymograph / hypodiegetic