Etymology

subproject

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Today it means: A project within a larger project. Full definition →

English project ← Latin prōiectus ← Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁ként
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  10. Proto-Italic*pro-
  11. Latinprō-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yeh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁ként
  14. Latiniaciō
  15. Latinprōiciō
  16. Latinprōiectus
  17. Englishproject
  18. English todaysubproject

From sub- + project.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.