subdistant

subdistant

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *staēōder.
Latin stō
Latin distō
Latin distānsder.
Old French distantbor.
Middle English distaunt
English distant
English subdistant

    From sub- + distant.

    Adjective

    subdistant (not comparable)

    1. (biology) Describing gills of a mushroom that are closer together than "distant"
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