Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “subordinate” come from?

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

subordinate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “subordinate”, step by step

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