Etymology

subband

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Today it means: A subdivision of a band (especially one of frequencies) Full definition →

English band ← Middle English band ← Old English bend
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰendʰ-
  7. Proto-Germanic*bandiz
  8. Old Englishbend
  9. Middle Englishband
  10. Englishband
  11. English todaysubband

From sub- + band.

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