Etymology

subchannel

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Today it means: A distinct division of a channel or frequency band. Full definition →

English channel ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishchannel
  5. English todaysubchannel

From sub- + channel.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.