Etymology

subterrene

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Today it means: underground, subterranean Full definition →

Latin subterrēnus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsubterrēnus
  2. English todaysubterrene

From Latin subterrēnus. By surface analysis, sub- + terrene.

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