Etymograph

English

subintroductory

From sub- + introductory.

Formed from sub- + introductory

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Latin intrōductus ‘introduced (all senses)’

Late Latin intrōductōrius

English introductory

Today it means

adj Before the usual introductory level of a topic.

Sources

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