subjacent

1. Located beneath or below; underlying.
2. Lying at a lower level but not directly beneath.

Origin:

Origin: Latin subiacēns, subiacent-

Origin: , present participle of subiacēre, to lie beneath

Origin: : sub-, sub-

Origin: + iacēre, to lie; see yē- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

• sub·jaˈcen·cy noun