Where does “subreddit” come from?

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

subreddit (English): Any of the subforums, generally intended for...

Definitions

  1. Any of the subforums, generally intended for...

Ancestry of “subreddit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsub-under, beneath; subsidiary, secondary; almost,...
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-