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Where does “subiect” come from?

subiect (Middle French) comes from Latin subiectus, from Latin subiciō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subiect (Middle French): subject; subject; topic

Definitions

  1. subject; subject; topic

Ancestry of “subiect”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubiectusthrown, laid, placed or brought under or near,...
2Latinsubiciō—
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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