Where does “subprior” come from?

subprior (English) comes from English prior, from Latin prior, from Proto-Italic priōs, from Proto-Italic prijōs, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

subprior (English): The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer...

Definitions

  1. The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer...

Ancestry of “subprior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpriorAdvance; previous; coming before; Former,...
2Latinpriorformer, prior, previous; the first, the original;...
3Proto-Italicpriōsformer
4Proto-Italicprijōs—
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →