Where does “subside” come from?
subside (Old French) comes from Latin subsidium, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
subside (Old French): subsidy; tax; taxation
Ancestry of “subside”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | subsidium | help, support, aid, relief; reinforcement;... |
| 2 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “subside”