Where does “subdirectory” come from?
subdirectory (Italian) comes from English subdirectory, from English sub-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
subdirectory (Italian): subdirectory
Definitions
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Ancestry of “subdirectory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subdirectory | A directory located inside another directory |
| 2 | English | sub- | under, beneath; subsidiary, secondary; almost,... |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |