Where does “subunit” come from?
Subunit comes from English sub, from Latin sub meaning "under," from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upo, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
subunit (English): Any subdivision of a larger unit; A protein...
Definitions
- Any subdivision of a larger unit; A protein...
Ancestry of “subunit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unit | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a... |
| 2 | English | unite | To bring together as one; To come together as... |
| 3 | Middle English | uniten | to annex; to unite |
| 4 | Latin | ūnītus | united |
| 5 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 6 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |