Etymograph

English

subpermutation

From sub- + permutation.

Formed from sub- + permutation

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Old French permutacïon

Middle English permutacioun

English permutation

Today it means

noun A permutation that is a subset of another permutation, containing only some of its elements.

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Etymograph / subpermutation