Where does “subfield” come from?
Subfield comes from English field combined with the prefix sub, from Latin sub meaning "under," from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upo, ultimately from the root pelh₂- meaning "to spread" or "unfold."
subfield (English): A smaller, more specialized area of study or...
Definitions
- A smaller, more specialized area of study or...
Ancestry of “subfield”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | field | A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns;... |
| 2 | Middle English | feeld | A field; The countryside; empty land that... |
| 3 | Old English | feld | field |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |