substratum

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin substratum, nominalisation of the neuter of Latin substrātus, perfect passive participle of substernō.

noun

  1. A layer that lies underneath another.
  2. (figurative) The underlying cause or basis of something.
  3. (linguistics) A substrate.

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