Etymology of the English word sublease
the English word
subleaseusing the English prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoderived from the English word
leasederived from the Latin word
locus (place; part of the body; female genitals; grounds of proof; place, territory, locality; seat, rank, position)
derived from the Anglo-French word
leasederived from the Old French word
laisderived from the French word
laisserderived from the Anglo-Norman word
lesderived from the Anglo-Norman word
lesserderived from the Old French word
laissierderived from the Latin word
laxare (loosen, slaken, relax)
derived from the Latin word
laxus (unstrung; relaxed, at ease; wide, spacious, ample)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sleg-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*slēg-Usage
Word found in Modern English
