English
subessive
Subessive comes from Latin subsum ‘to be under or below’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubsumas subesse‘to be under or below’
- Englishtodaysubessive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubsumas subesse‘to be under or below’
- Englishtodaysubessive
Every English word from Latin subsum
Today it means
adj Indicating position under or below something.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin subsum / subessive