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Where does “subprovincial” come from?

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

subprovincial (English): Of or relating to a subprovince; Below provincial...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a subprovince; Below provincial...

Ancestry of “subprovincial”, 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- →