Where does “subliminale” come from?

subliminale (Italian) comes from Italian sub-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subliminale (Italian): subliminal

Definitions

  1. subliminal

Ancestry of “subliminale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansub-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- →
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