subfloor en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂ros Proto-Germanic *flōrazder. Proto-Germanic *flōruz Proto-West Germanic *flōr Old English flōr Middle English flor English floor English subfloor From sub- + floor.
Meanings
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The floor structure supporting and underlying the visible flooring or other finishing surface such as a carpet
The original floor was still there: wide boards, laid tongue-in-groove, not the inferior subfloor they had predicted.
2007 May 6, Tracie Rozhon, “The Good Bones Were Still There, Hidden Under the Additions”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subfloors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
it pavimentazione (The floor structure supporting and underlying the visible flooring) · el ψευδοπάτωμα (The floor structure supporting and underlying the visible flooring)