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Where does “subsume” come from?

Subsume comes from the Late Latin verb subsumo, meaning to take up or include under something else.

subsume (English): To place under another as belonging to it; to...

Definitions

  1. To place under another as belonging to it; to...

Ancestry of “subsume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsubsumo—
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupo—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “subsume”

  • subsumable
  • subsumer
  • subsumability
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