Etymology

infrakingdom

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Today it means: A taxonomic category sometimes inserted below subkingdom. Full definition →

English kingdom ← Middle English kingdom ← Old English cyningdōm
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  1. Latinīnfrā
  2. Englishinfra-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Germanic*kunją
  5. Proto-Germanic*kuningaz
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰóh₁mos
  8. Proto-Germanic*dōmaz
  9. Proto-Germanic*kuningadōmaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*kuningadōm
  11. Old Englishcyningdōm
  12. Middle Englishkingdom
  13. Englishkingdom
  14. English todayinfrakingdom

From infra- + kingdom.

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