Etymology

submunition

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Today it means: Any part of a weapon (typically a bomb or missile) that separates from a parent munition before or during employment. Full definition →

English munition ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishmunition
  5. English todaysubmunition

From sub- + munition.

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