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

  1. A specialty within a specialty

Ancestry of “subspecialty”, 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- →