Etymology

subrange

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Today it means: A subdivision of a mountain range. Full definition →

English range ← Middle English rengen ← Old French rengier
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)rek-
  7. Proto-Celtic*reketi
  8. Gaulish*rekosbor.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  10. Proto-Germanic*rinkaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*rankaz
  12. Frankish*rankbor.?
  13. Vulgar Latin*rencus
  14. Old Frenchreng
  15. Old Frenchrengier
  16. Middle Englishrengen
  17. Englishrange
  18. English todaysubrange

From sub- + range.

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