Ancient Greek word root · Prefixes
hypo-: under, below
hypo- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “under, below”. Learn its variants and explore 1 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: under, below
Root forms: hypo-, hyp-
Source word: ὑπό — [with genitive]
Word family and examples
- hypothesis
a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence
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