Etymology

subcharacter

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Today it means: A lesser or secondary character in fiction. Full definition →

English character ← Middle English caracter ← Old French caractere
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  7. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  8. Latincharactēr
  9. Old Frenchcaractere
  10. Middle Englishcaracter
  11. Englishcharacter
  12. English todaysubcharacter

From sub- + character.

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