Etymograph

English

subphrase

From sub- + phrase.

Formed from sub- + phrase

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Ancient Greek φράσις ‘manner of expression’

Late Latin phrasis ‘diction’

English phrase

Today it means

noun A phrase making up part of a larger phrase.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subphrase”. 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.

Etymograph / subphrase