sub-

Morpheme

sub-

Type

prefix

Denotation

under, beneath, below, behind, resulting from further division, at the foot of, close to, up to, towards, within, during, subject to, in the power of, a little, somewhat

Etymology

Latin sub

Evidence

subacute, subaltern, subcategory, subcommittee, subconscious, subcutaneous, subdue, subduce, subject, subjunctive, subnatant, subordinate, subpar, suburb

Notes

sometimes hyphenated

See Also

so-, su-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, sou-

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