English Etymology Etymology treeProto-Indo-European *upóProto-Italic *supoLatin subLatin sub-der.English sub-Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁▲Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-Proto-Italic *dis-Latin dis-Proto-Indo-European *med-Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-Proto-Italic *mētisLatin mētiorLatin dīmētiorProto-Indo-European *-tisProto-Indo-European *-HōProto-Indo-European *-tiHōProto-Italic *-tiōLatin -tiōLatin dīmēnsiōder.English dimensionEnglish subdimensionFrom sub- + dimension. Noun subdimension (plural subdimensions) A secondary or subsidiary dimension.