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Where does “subsidie” come from?

subsidie (Old French) comes from Old French subside, from Latin subsidium, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “subsidie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsubsidesubsidy; tax; taxation
2Latinsubsidiumhelp, support, aid, relief; reinforcement;...
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “subsidie”

  • subsidy
  • subsidize
  • subsidization
  • subsidizer
  • antisubsidy
  • oversubsidize
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