SUB- denotes which spatial relation?

SUB- denotes which spatial relation?

• A. Over
• B. Under
• C. Around
• D. Above

Answer: (B)

Sub- denotes being beneath or under something. It comes from Latin sub, meaning under. In medical terms, subcutaneous means under the skin; subdermal also means beneath the skin. Think of sub as signaling below or underneath, like a submarine traveling under the sea. This is the opposite of prefixes for above or around (such as supra-/super- or circum-/peri-). So for the spatial relation in question, sub- indicates under.

Sub- denotes being beneath or under something. It comes from Latin sub, meaning under. In medical terms, subcutaneous means under the skin; subdermal also means beneath the skin. Think of sub as signaling below or underneath, like a submarine traveling under the sea. This is the opposite of prefixes for above or around (such as supra-/super- or circum-/peri-). So for the spatial relation in question, sub- indicates under.