sub

noun

a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)

verb

be a substitute

Roots

subsub- · Latin · under, below

Synonyms for sub

submarinen pigboatn substituten underadj submersiblen

Words related to sub

hoagien subchaser subbie minisubmarinen torpedov zepn subeditv subwoofern infraadv suppedaneum

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Where does sub come from?

The word sub breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root sub-, from Latin sub (“under, below”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.