English

hypoproteic

From hypo- + proteic.

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

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Proto-Hellenic *pro-atos

Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’

Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’

Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος ‘of the first quality’

Today it means

adj Containing a reduced (or insufficient) amount of protein

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

Etymograph / hypoproteic