Etymograph

English

subclip

From sub- + clip.

Formed from sub- + clip

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *gelb(ʰ)-

Proto-Germanic *klupjaną

Old English clyppan ‘to hug, embrace, cherish, clasp’

Middle English clippen

English clip

Today it means

noun A video or audio clip making up part of a longer clip.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subclip”. 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 / subclip