That word (the 'built-upon' one below)—there might be something more to that word ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which the our lexicon stands ...
The prefix “Sub-” (sometimes adding the meaning 'Subordinate to,' sometimes "Inferior to," "Smaller than," "Part- or Division of") is built on “Under (or Up from under).”
The word is a shortened form of either Submarine Sandwich or Substitute (Teacher, usually).
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