subminimum

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-der.

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂urós

Proto-Italic *pauros

Old Latin parvosder.

Latin parvus

Latin minimus

Latin -um

Latin minimumlbor.

English minimum

English subminimum

From sub- + minimum.

Adjective

subminimum (not comparable)

1. Below the normal minimum
   • 1988 February 5, David Moberg, “Jackson and Simon in Iowa”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Over the years Simon has voted for some conservative clinkers--for example, […] a subminimum wage for teenagers.

Noun

subminimum (plural subminimums or subminima)

1. (mathematics) A point or value below a minimum.