English

hypohaline

From hypo- + haline.

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

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’

Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘salt’

Today it means

adj Synonym of hyposaline.

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Etymograph / hypohaline