Where does “subtrahens” come from?

subtrahens (Latin) comes from Latin subtrahō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subtrahens (Latin): removing, subtracting

Definitions

  1. removing, subtracting

Ancestry of “subtrahens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubtrahōto pull out from under
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →
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