English

subjunior

From sub- + junior.

Formed from sub- + junior

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘vital force’

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Proto-Italic *juwō ‘young’

Latin iuvenis ‘young’

Latin iuvenior ‘younger’

Latin junior

Today it means

adj Below the age or rank of a junior.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / subjunior