subordinates

noun

a word that is more specific than a given word

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

verb

make subordinate, dependent, or subservient

rank or order as less important or consider of less value

adjective

(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

subject or submissive to authority or the control of another

lower in rank or importance

Roots

subsub- · Latin · under, below ordo-ordin · Latin · order, rank

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The word subordinates breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sub-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -ordin, from Latin ordo (“order, rank”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.