Where does “sub-” come from?

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

sub- (Portuguese): sub- under, beneath

Definitions

  1. sub- under, beneath

Ancestry of “sub-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsub-under, sub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sub-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →