Etymology

sublinear

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English linear ← Latin līneāris
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Latinlīneāris
  5. Englishlinear
  6. English todaysublinear

From sub- + linear.

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