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Where does “subtrude” come from?

subtrude (English) comes from Latin trudere, from Latin trudo, from Proto-Italic troudō, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

subtrude (English): To place under; to insert

Definitions

  1. To place under; to insert

Ancestry of “subtrude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintruderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatintrudoI thrust, push or shove
3Proto-Italictroudōthrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust
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