Etymology

subdivision

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Today it means: A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided. Full definition →

English division ← 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. Englishdivision
  7. English todaysubdivision

From sub- + division.

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