Etymograph

English

subshape

From sub- + shape.

Formed from sub- + shape

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- ‘to split, cut’

Proto-Germanic *gaskapą

Proto-West Germanic *gaskap

Old English ġesceap ‘shape, form; creation’

Middle English schap

English shape

Today it means

noun A shape that forms part of a larger, more complex shape.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subshape”. 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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