Latin word root · Prefixes

sub-: under, below

sub- is a Latin root meaning “under, below”. Learn its variants and explore 3 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: under, below

Root forms: sub-, suc-, sup-, sus-

Source word: sub — under, beneath

Word family and examples

• subscribe

  to arrange to receive something regularly by paying in advance

• suspend

  to temporarily stop; to hang from above

• subterranean

  existing or occurring beneath the earth's surface

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