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Where does “subterraneanly” come from?

subterraneanly (English) comes from English subterranean, from Latin subterraneus, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subterraneanly (English): In a subterranean manner

Definitions

  1. In a subterranean manner

Ancestry of “subterraneanly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsubterraneanbelow ground, under the earth, underground
2Latinsubterraneusunderground, subterranean
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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