Etymology of the English word hyphen
the English word
hyphenderived from the Late Latin word
hyphenderived from the Greek word
huphenderived from the Greek word
heis, εἰς
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sem-derived from the Greek word
hupo, ὑπό (under, beneath, underneath)
Date
The earliest known usage of hyphen in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
hyphenate,
hyphenize,
hyphened,
hypheningUsage
Word found in Modern English
