Etymology

subcontract

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Today it means: To contract out portions of a larger contracted project. Full definition →

English contract ← Latin sub- ← Proto-Italic *supo
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishcontract
  7. English todaysubcontract

From sub- + contract.

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