Etymograph

English

subpermanent

From sub- + permanent.

Formed from sub- + permanent

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Latin maneō ‘I remain’

Latin permaneō ‘to stay through’

Latin permanēns ‘lasting’

Middle French permanent

Middle English permanent

English permanent

Today it means

adj Somewhat permanent.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subpermanent”. 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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