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Where does “sub” come from?

sub (Romanian) comes from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sub (Romanian): under, below, beneath, underneath

Definitions

  1. under, below, beneath, underneath

Ancestry of “sub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupo—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sub”

  • surâs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →