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
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “subordinate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | subordino | I subordinate |
| 2 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |