Where does “subte” come from?
subte (Spanish) comes from Spanish subterráneo, from Latin subterraneus, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
subte (Spanish): metro, subway, underground
Definitions
- metro, subway, underground
Ancestry of “subte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | subterráneo | subterranean, underground; underground; subway,... |
| 2 | Latin | subterraneus | underground, subterranean |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |