The story
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
- Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
- Englishhypo-
- Frenchphosphate
- Englishphosphate
- English todayhypophosphate
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hypophosphate
Today it means: The oxyanion of phosphorus P₂O₆⁴⁻ derived from hypophosphoric acid; any salt containing this anion Full definition →
English phosphate ← French phosphate ← Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)