Where does “subregion” come from?
Subregion comes from English region combined with the prefix sub-, from Latin sub meaning under, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- meaning to rule or direct.
subregion (English): A region that is part of a larger region
Definitions
- A region that is part of a larger region
Ancestry of “subregion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | region | Any considerable and connected part of a space or... |
| 2 | Middle English | regioun | realm, nation, country; authority, governance;... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | regiun | region |
| 4 | Latin | regiō | direction, line |
| 5 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 6 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |