English

subformula

From sub- + formula.

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Latin forma ‘a form’

Latin formula ‘a small pattern or mold’

Today it means

noun A formula that is part of another formula.

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Etymograph / subformula