Etymology of the English word subdiaconal
the English word
subdiaconalusing the English prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoderived from the English word
diaconalderived from the Latin word
diaconalis (deaconal, diaconal, of)
derived from the Latin word
diaconus (deacon; cleric of minor orders)
derived from the Greek word
diakonos, διάκονος (an attendant; (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess))
Usage
Word found in Modern English
