English

subpremium

From sub- + premium.

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take, distribute’

Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’

Latin emō ‘acquire, obtain’

Latin praemium ‘prize’

Today it means

adj Below premium grade.

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

Etymograph / subpremium