Etymology of the English word sublittoral
the English word
sublittoralderived from the English word
littoralderived from the Late Latin word
littoralisderived from the Late Latin word
litoralis (of the seashore)
derived from the Latin word
litus (shore, seashore, coast)
using the English prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
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Word found in Modern English