Word part · Latin prefix
The Latin prefix sub-
Means: under, or below.
At a glance
- Part
- sub-
- Meaning
- under, or below
- Layer
- Latin: Prefixes, suffixes and roots behind many school and book words.
- Also spelled
- sup, sus
Before some letters the b changes to match the next part: sub + port gives support, sub + pend gives suspend.
Example words
Read each word, then its sum: the parts that build it, and what they mean together.
Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- sub (prefix)+way (root or base)→subway
a train that runs on a way under the ground
- sub (prefix)+marine (root or base)→submarine
a ship that travels under the sea
- sub (prefix)+title (root or base)→subtitle
words shown below the picture in a film, or a second title
- sub (prefix)+total (root or base)→subtotal
the total of one part of a list, before the final total
- sup (prefix)+port (root or base)→support
hold up from below
sup + port: the prefix changes to match → support
- sub (prefix)+tract (root or base)→subtract
pull away part of a number
- sub (prefix)+tract (root or base)+ion (suffix)→subtraction
taking one number away from another
- sub (prefix)+scribe (root or base)→subscribe
sign up to get something regularly
- sus (prefix)+pend (root or base)→suspend
hang from above; or stop for a time
sus + pend: the prefix changes to match → suspend
- sub (prefix)+topic (root or base)→subtopic
a smaller topic under a main topic
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Taught alongside
Parts that share a lesson with sub-.
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