Where does “subordinate” come from?
subordinate (Italian) comes from Italian subordinato, from Italian subordinare, from Latin subordinare, from Latin subordino, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
subordinate (Italian): feminine plural of subordinato; second-person...
Definitions
- feminine plural of subordinato; second-person...
Ancestry of “subordinate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | subordinato | past participle of subordinare; subordinate |
| 2 | Italian | subordinare | to subordinate |
| 3 | Latin | subordinare | present active infinitive of subōrdinō;... |
| 4 | Latin | subordino | I subordinate |
| 5 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |