Etymology of the English word hypocenter
the English word
hypocenterusing the English prefix
hypo-derived from the Greek prefix
hupo-, ὑπο-, ὑπό-
derived from the Greek word
hupo, ὑπό (under, beneath, underneath)
derived from the English word
centerderived from the Old French word
centrederived from the Classical Latin word
centrum (centre; center)
derived from the Greek word
kentron, κέντρον (a point ('centre'); a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse))
derived from the Greek word
kenteinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kent-Usage
Word found in Modern English
