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Where does “subordinans” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “subordinans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubordinoI subordinate
2Latinsub-sub-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →