Meanings
verbsubcategorise (third-person singular simple present subcategorises, present participle subcategorising, simple past and past participle subcategorised)
present singular third person subcategorises · participle present subcategorising · participle past subcategorised · past subcategorised
- alternativeAlternative spelling of subcategorize.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*kətá
- Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ)
- Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ- (kătă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ger-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂goréh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*agorā́
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́)
- Ancient Greekἀγορεύω (agoreúō)
- Ancient Greekκᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros)
- Ancient Greekκᾰτηγορέω (kătēgoréō)
- Ancient Greekκατηγορία (katēgoría)
- Late Latincatēgoria
- Middle Frenchcategorie
- Frenchcatégorie
- Englishcategory
- Englishcategorise
- Englishsubcategorise
From sub- + categorise.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
subcategorise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcategorise
MLA
“subcategorise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcategorise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcategorise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcategorise.
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