Sub-

The Latin sub is the abbreviation "Subordinatus", meaning "subordinate". Used to indicate the subordination or dependence of one institution on another.

In Latin, the word **sub** can literally be translated as "**under**" or "**with**" and is often used in conjunction with words to indicate place or position. Examples of using the word sub: sub-in (under-in), sub-se (from under), sub-terra (in-ground), ex-sub (outside in/from), etc. In Russian, in addition to being used directly with nouns, the prefix sub- can be used in its own phrases and most often with two prefixes de-, for example, subdefective region (an area characterized by a defective part), subinfectious process (a process characterized by infection).

Often found as a prefix in medical and biological terms, mainly in Latin and other languages ​​in biological or medical semantics based on Greek roots, corresponding to the following one-word terms, with roots ending in suffixes of biological terms such as -omia ("name" "), -logy ("teaching/science").

The sub-prefix can be