Etymograph

English

subterm

From sub- + term.

Formed from sub- + term

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

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ ‘stump’

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Proto-Italic *term(e)nos ‘boundary stone’

Latin terminus ‘a bound’

Old French terme

Middle English terme

English term

Today it means

noun A subordinate term.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subterm”. 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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