English
subapplication
From sub- + application.
Formed from sub- + application
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’
Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’
Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’
English sub-
Latin applicō ‘to join to, attach; apply’
Latin applicātiō ‘attachment; application’
Old French aplicacion
Middle English applicacioun
English application
Today it means
noun An application making up part of a larger application.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “subapplication”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / subapplication