Etymograph

English

hypokarst

From hypo- + karst.

Formed from hypo- + karst

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

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

German Karst

English karst

Today it means

noun A deep-seated geological zone where groundwater, often heated, dissolves soluble rock from below.

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Etymograph / hypokarst