English

subneutral

From sub- + neutral.

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- ‘the primary interrogative root’

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Latin uter ‘which, who (of two)?’

Latin neuter ‘neither’

Latin neutrālis

Middle French neutral

Today it means

adj Having a pH less than 7; slightly acidic

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

Etymograph / subneutral