noun, feminine/subesˈpeθje/plural: subespecies
subspecies
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-bor. Spanish sub- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin speciēsbor. Spanish especie Spanish subespecie From sub- + especie.