Etymology of the English word subside
the English word
subsidederived from the Latin word
subsidere (settle, sink, subside)
using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoderived from the Latin word
sidere (settle; sink down; sit down)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sed-Date
The earliest known usage of subside in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
subsided,
subsidingUsage
Word found in Modern English
