Etymology

subcomponent

sub·com·po·nent
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Today it means: A lesser or secondary component. Full definition →

English component ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishcomponent
  5. English todaysubcomponent

From sub- + component.

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