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Where does “subsystem” come from?

subsystem (English) comes from English system, from Late Latin systema, from Ancient Greek σύστημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

subsystem (English): Alternative spelling of sub-system

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of sub-system

Ancestry of “subsystem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsystemA collection of organized things; a whole...
2Late Latinsystemaharmony; musical scale; set of celestial objects;...
3Ancient Greekσύστημαa whole made of several parts or members, system;...
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “subsystem”

  • subsystemic
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