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Where does “subterraneousness” come from?

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

subterraneousness (English): The state or condition of being subterraneous

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being subterraneous

Ancestry of “subterraneousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubterraneousSubterranean
2Latinsubterraneusunderground, subterranean
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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