Etymograph

English

subobject

From sub- + object.

Formed from sub- + object

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- ‘to throw’

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Latin obiciō ‘to throw against’

Latin obiectus ‘thrown against; opposed’

Medieval Latin obiectum ‘object’

Old French object

English object

Today it means

noun An object that is part of another object.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subobject”. 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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