noun, feminine/subfaˈmilja/plural: subfamilias
subfamily
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-bor. Spanish sub- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-mo- Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁melós Proto-Italic *θamelos Proto-Italic *famelos Proto-Italic *fameliā Latin familialbor. Old Spanish familia Spanish familia Spanish subfamilia From sub- + familia.