English
subresolution
From sub- + resolution.
Formed from sub- + resolution
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’
Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’
Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’
English sub-
Latin solvō ‘to loosen, untie’
Latin resolvō ‘to release, loosen’
Latin resolūtiō ‘untying, loosening’
Middle English resolucioun ‘dissolution’
English resolution
Today it means
adj Smaller than may be resolved (optically)
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “subresolution”. 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 / subresolution