Where does “subfamilia” come from?

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

subfamilia (Spanish): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “subfamilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsub-sub
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →
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