English

hypolith

From hypo- + -lith.

Formed from hypo + lith

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

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo

Proto-Germanic *liþuz ‘limb’

Proto-West Germanic *liþu

Old English liþ ‘limb, member, joint, tip of finger, point’

Middle English lith

English lith

Today it means

noun A plant that lives underneath rocks, usually in climatically extreme deserts.

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

Etymograph / hypolith