The root word of "subterranean" is terrain. "Sub" means under, and "terranean" means having to do with terrain, or land. "Terranean" comes from "terrain".
A tunnel or a mineshaft is a subterranean passageway.
A subterranean chamber is a room or open space that is underground.
In the term "subcutaneous", the prefix "sub" means "under" or "below". A standard prefix in English, "sub" derives most immediately from Latin and is also found in such common terms as "subterranean", "substitute", "submarine", and "substandard", among many others.
sub- means below as in submarine, which is a vessel that travels below the surface of the water subway, a system of underground transportation subzero, a temperature below zero substandard, falling below what is expected
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Subterranean is Latin in origin: from "terra" meaning earth, and the prefix "sub-" meaning under. Thus, subterranean means, "under the earth," or hidden.
The word "subterranean" literally means "under the earth". The prefix "sub" means below, and "terra" means earth. Subterranean creatures live underground, for example.
Some words with the prefix sub are: Submarine, Subterranean, Subtext, Subtract, Submerge.
A tunnel or a mineshaft is a subterranean passageway.
Subterranean, submarine, subatomic, subway, submersible, subdue, subjugate, subject, the list goes on and on.
Subterranean means occurring or existing beneath the surface of the earth. In this case, "sub" means under and "terra" refers to earth or land. So, subterranean literally translates to "under the earth."
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'Sub' as in 'subhuman' would do or 'hypo' as in hypodermic the latter meaning under the skin. Don't confuse hypo as a prefix with hyper; there is a major difference between someone who is hypoglycaemic and hyperglycaemic. .....................................................................................................................
Subterranean means underground or hidden. The subterranean cave was filled with water.
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