myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of subtrahendus

Etymology of the Latin word subtrahendus

the Latin word subtrahendus

derived from the Latin word subtrahere (carry off; take away; subtract)

derived from the Classical Latin word trahere (to draw; draw, drag, haul)

using the Latin prefix sub-

derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

English subtrahend, Italian sottraendo, Portuguese subtraendo