English

hypofertile

From hypo- + fertile.

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

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

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Latin ferō ‘to bear, carry’

Latin fertilis ‘fruitful, fertile’

Old French fertile

Middle French fertile

Today it means

adj Less than normally fertile

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

Etymograph / hypofertile