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Where does “subclone” come from?

subclone (English) comes from English sub-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subclone (English): A clone or descendant of a mutant occurring in a...

Definitions

  1. A clone or descendant of a mutant occurring in a...

Ancestry of “subclone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsub-under, beneath; subsidiary, secondary; almost,...
2Latinsub-sub-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →