Etymology

subgeneric

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a subgenus. Full definition →

English generic ← 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. Englishgeneric
  7. English todaysubgeneric

From sub- + generic.

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