Where does “sublethal” come from?
sublethal (English) comes from English lethal, from Latin lētālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
sublethal (English): Less than lethal
Ancestry of “sublethal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | lethal | Deadly; mortal; fatal; Any weapon that causes... |
| 2 | Latin | lētālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |
Words derived from “sublethal”