Where does “sublétal” come from?

sublétal (French) comes from French sub-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sublétal (French): sublethal

Definitions

  1. sublethal

Ancestry of “sublétal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsub-sub
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →