Etymology

infraspecific

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Today it means: Pertaining to a taxon at a rank lower than species, such as subspecies (in certain kingdoms only), strains, and varieties. Full definition →

English specific ← Old French specifique ← Latin īnfrā
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  7. Proto-Italic*ferō
  8. Latinferō
  9. Latinīnferō
  10. Latinīnfrā
  11. Englishinfra-
  12. Old Frenchspecifique
  13. Englishspecific
  14. English todayinfraspecific

From infra- + specific.

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