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Where does “sub-” come from?

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

sub- (Latin): sub-

Definitions

  1. sub-

Ancestry of “sub-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sub-”

  • support
  • subject
  • success
  • source
  • resources
  • suddenly
  • supply
  • successful
  • sufficient
  • suppose
  • suggest
  • sudden
  • assume
  • subsequent
  • substance
  • suffer
  • consumption
  • resource
  • sufficiently
  • successfully
  • consumer
  • suggestion
  • succeed
  • subsequently
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →