Where does “sub-Saharan” come from?
sub-Saharan (English) comes from English sub-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sub-Saharan (English): Of or pertaining to that part of Africa which...
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- Of or pertaining to that part of Africa which...
Ancestry of “sub-Saharan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sub- | under, beneath; subsidiary, secondary; almost,... |
| 2 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |