English

sublegend

From sub- + legend.

Formed from sub- + legend

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Latin legō ‘to read’

Latin legendus ‘to be read’

Medieval Latin legenda ‘legend; saint’s life’

Old French legende

Middle English legende ‘a hagiography’

Today it means

noun A legend (caption or inscription) that is subordinate to another.

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

Etymograph / sublegend