Etymology

subchain

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Today it means: Any chain that branches off another. Full definition →

English chain ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishchain
  5. English todaysubchain

From sub- + chain.

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