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Where does “subterducens” come from?

subterducens (Latin) comes from Latin subterduco, from Latin subter, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subterducens (Latin): stealing

Definitions

  1. stealing

Ancestry of “subterducens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubterducoI take away or carry off secretly, steal
2Latinsubterdown below, underneath; directly below an area...
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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