Etymology

subnuclear

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Today it means: Smaller than or occurring in an atomic nucleus. Full definition →

English nuclear ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishnuclear
  5. English todaysubnuclear

From sub- + nuclear.

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