Etymology of the English word subsystem
the English word
subsystemusing the English prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoderived from the English word
systemderived from the French word
systemederived from the Late Latin word
systema (system; complex whole; whole consisting of several parts)
derived from the Greek word
sustema, σύστημα
derived from the Greek word
histanaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-using the Greek prefix
sun-, συν-
derived from the Greek word
sun, σύν (together; with or together ; by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.)
Usage
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