substrate

noun

an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population

any stratum or layer lying underneath another

a surface on which an organism grows or is attached

the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment

Roots

subsub- · Latin · under, below sterno-strat · Latin · spread, throw down

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Where does substrate come from?

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