Where does “subtract” come from?
Subtract comes from Latin subtractus, past participle of subtraho, combining sub- (under) and traho (to draw or pull), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
subtract (English): To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a...
Definitions
- To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a...
Ancestry of “subtract”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | subtractus | removed, withdrawn, subtracted |
| 2 | Latin | subtrahō | — |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “subtract”