Etymograph

English

subtemporal

From sub- + temporal.

Formed from sub- + temporal

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Middle English temporal ‘transitory, worldly, material, of secular…’

English temporal

Today it means

adj Below the temples.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subtemporal”. 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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