Etymology of the English word subsection
the English word
subsectionderived from the English word
sectionderived from the Old French word
secciounderived from the Latin word
sectio (cutting, severing; mowing)
derived from the Latin word
sectusderived from the Latin word
secare (to cut; cut, sever; decide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-using the English prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoUsage
Word found in Modern English