Subit
/ˈsuːbɪt/noun
An obsolete or rare English adjective meaning sudden or unexpected.
Did you know?Subit ultimately traces to Latin subitus, “sudden,” the past participle of subire, meaning “to approach, come up, or happen.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁ey-
“To go or move”
Classical Latin
Latin
īre
“To go”
Classical Latin
Latin
subīre
“To approach, come up, undergo, or happen”
Classical Latin
Latin
subitus
“Sudden or unexpected; literally, having come upon someone”
Middle English
Anglo-French/English
subit
“Sudden or unexpected”
Modern English
English
subit
“A rare or obsolete adjective meaning sudden”