Where does “sublethal” come from?

sublethal (English) comes from English lethal, from Latin lētālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

sublethal (English): Less than lethal

Definitions

  1. Less than lethal

Ancestry of “sublethal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlethalDeadly; mortal; fatal; Any weapon that causes...
2Latinlētālislethal, deadly, fatal, mortal
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “sublethal”

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