English
subcategorize
From sub- + categorize.
A compound of sub- + categorize
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’
Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’
Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’
English sub-
Today it means
verb To categorize more specifically by placing in a subcategory.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “subcategorize”. 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 / subcategorize