English
subvector
From sub- + vector.
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’
Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’
Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’
English sub-
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to transport’
Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti ‘to be transporting’
Proto-Italic *weɣō ‘to carry, convey’
Latin vehō ‘to carry, transport, bear’
Latin vector ‘carrier, transporter’
English vector
Today it means
noun A subset of a vector (ordered tuple, or member of a vector space)
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “subvector”. 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 / subvector