myEtymology.com: English etymology of aboveground

Etymology of the English word aboveground

the English word aboveground

derived from the English word above

derived from the English word a-

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *ufan-

derived from the English word ground

derived from the English word grind

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghrendh-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *grindanan

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghrendh-

Word found in Modern English