Etymology

sub-excavation

Today it means: An excavation underneath something, or the excavation of a subgrade Full definition →

English excavation ← Latin sub-
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  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishexcavation
  5. English todaysub-excavation

From sub- + excavation.

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