Where does “subspecialty” come from?
Subspecialty derives from English specialty with the prefix sub-, from Latin sub meaning under, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upo, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
subspecialty (English): A specialty within a specialty
Definitions
- A specialty within a specialty
Ancestry of “subspecialty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sub- | under, beneath; subsidiary, secondary; almost,... |
| 2 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |