Where does “subsurface” come from?
Subsurface comes from English surface with the prefix sub- from Latin sub meaning under, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upo with the same sense.
subsurface (English): Something that is below the layer that is on the...
Definitions
- Something that is below the layer that is on the...
Ancestry of “subsurface”, 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- | — |