subscript

noun

a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

adjective

written or printed below and to one side of another character

Roots

subsub- · Latin · under, below scribo-script · Latin · write

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Where does subscript come from?

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