Etymograph

English

subchef

From sub- + chef.

Formed from sub- + chef

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’

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Vulgar Latin capus

Old French chief ‘head, leader’

Middle French chief ‘head’

French chef ‘head’

English chef

Today it means

noun A subsidiary or assistant chef.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subchef”. 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.

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