English

subaxillary

From sub- + axillary.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

French axillaire

Today it means

adj Situated under the axilla, or armpit.

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Etymograph / subaxillary