sublaminal

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adjective

Below a layer

OriginEnglish laminal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin lāmina →
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Meanings

adjectivesublaminal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBelow a layer
  2. not comparablesubapical

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Latinlāmina
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishlaminal
  10. Englishsublaminal

From sub- + laminal.

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APA

sublaminal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublaminal

MLA

“sublaminal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublaminal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sublaminal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublaminal.

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