Etymology of the English word hypogeal
the English word
hypogealderived from the Late Latin word
hypogeus (underground)
derived from the Greek word
hupogeiosderived from the Greek word
ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)
using the Greek prefix
hupo-, ὑπο-, ὑπό-
derived from the Greek word
hupo, ὑπό (under, beneath, underneath)
Date
The earliest known usage of hypogeal in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
