In English there are three prefixes that mean "below";
one of them is "sub"; what are the other two?
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The critically-acclaimed board game
MooT
consists of tough questions about the nuances of the English language.
Answer:
infra and hypo
For example: (i) that which is below zero is sub-zero, (ii)
sound waves that have a frequency below the level of human hearing are
infrasonic, and (iii) that which grows below ground is hypogeal.
Please note that these are draft questions for the board game MooT.
If you spot an error or disagree with anything I've said here,
please let me know and I'll fix it.
(the Mootguy)
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What about "under-" as in undervote, undersell, underbid,
undersupply, etc? English has plenty of prefixes of Anglo-Saxon origin, besides
the well-known Greek and Latin ones.
x-Charles H.
Bennett
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