subset

noun

A group of things or people, all of which are in a specified larger group.

(set theory, of a set S) A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.

verb

(transitive) To take a subset of.

(transitive, computing, typography) To extract only the portions of (a font) that are needed to display a particular document.

Roots

subsub- · Latin · under, below

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Where does subset come from?

The word subset 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.