sub

Pronunciation: [ˈsʊb]

“sub” is a Latin word. Its 7 meanings in English:

preposition

under, beneath
behind
at the feet of
within, during
about, around (time); just before, just after, shortly before, shortly after
under, up to, up under, close to (of a motion)
until, before, up to, about

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *supo, from Proto-Indo-European *upó. Compare Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó). The usage with the accusative is from the pre-PIE directional, while with the ablative it is from both the locative, “under”, and the ablative, “from underneath”.

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More Latin words

suavitas
suaviter
suavitudo
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sub nomine
sub omni canone

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