Etymograph

English

submaximum

From sub- + maximum.

Formed from sub- + maximum

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘great’

Proto-Italic *magisVmos

Latin maximus ‘greatest’

French maximum

English maximum

Today it means

adj A point or value below a maximum.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “submaximum”. 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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