Where does “subordinare” come from?

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

subordinare (Latin): present active infinitive of subōrdinō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of subōrdinō;...

Ancestry of “subordinare”, step by step

subordinare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin subordino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubordinoI subordinate
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Italian ordinare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianordinareto order; to arrange; to prescribe
2Latinōrdinōto arrange, put in order, organize

Words derived from “subordinare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →