Etymograph

English

submodal

From sub- + modal.

Formed from sub- + modal

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *med- ‘to measure’

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Proto-Italic *modos

Latin modus ‘mode’

Medieval Latin modālis ‘pertaining to a mode’

Middle French modal

English modal

Today it means

adj Less than modal

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “submodal”. 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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