Etymology of the English word hypotonic
the English word
hypotonicderived from the English word
tonicderived from the New Latin word
tonicusderived from the Greek word
tonikos, τονικός
derived from the Medieval Greek word
tonos, τόνος
derived from the Greek word
teino, τείνω
using the English prefix
hypo-derived from the Greek prefix
hupo-, ὑπο-, ὑπό-
derived from the Greek word
hupo, ὑπό (under, beneath, underneath)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
