The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὑπό“underneath”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὑπόκαυστον
- Latin · derived fromhypocaustum
- English todayhypocaust
From Latin hypocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον (hupókauston), from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “underneath”) + καυστόν (kaustón, “burnt offering”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὑπό all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.