Etymograph

English

suboblong

From sub- + oblong.

Formed from sub- + oblong

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’

Proto-Italic *(d)longos ‘long’

Latin longus ‘far, long’

Latin oblongus ‘somewhat long’

Middle English oblong

English oblong

Today it means

adj Beneath an oblong structure

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “suboblong”. 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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