Etymograph

English

sublessor

From sub- + lessor.

A compound of sub- + lessor

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Anglo-Norman lessour

Middle English lessour

English lessor

Today it means

noun A tenant (or lessee) that grants a sublease; one who sublets.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sublessor”. 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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