Etymograph

English

hypogean

Hypogean comes from Latin hypogaeus, from Ancient Greek ὑπόγειος ‘underground, subterranean, chthonian’, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *gaya.

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gayareconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγῆ‘land”, “earth’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπόγειοςhupógeios‘underground, subterranean, chthonian’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhypogaeus
  5. Englishtodayhypogean

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gayareconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγῆ‘land”, “earth’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπόγειοςhupógeios‘underground, subterranean, chthonian’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhypogaeus
  5. Englishtodayhypogean

Formed from -an

Linked words

through Ancient Greek γῆ ‘land”, “earth’

gein, 4 more

Today it means

adj Existing or growing underground.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *gaya / hypogean

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