Etymology

hupokeimenon

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Today it means: That which underlies, or lies beneath; a substratum. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑποκείμενον“that which lies beneath”
  2. English todayhupokeimenon

From Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon, “that which lies beneath”), present participle of ὑπόκειμαι (hupókeimai, “to underlie”).

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