Where does “sub” come from?

sub (Esperanto) comes from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sub (Esperanto): under, below

Definitions

  1. under, below

Ancestry of “sub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
2Proto-Italicsupounder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sub”

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