substratum
English
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) Borrowed from New Latin substratum, nominalisation of the neuter of Latin substrātus, perfect passive participle of substernō.
Noun
substratum (plural substrata)
- A layer that lies underneath another.
- Synonym: underlayer
- (figuratively) The underlying cause or basis of something.
- (linguistics) A substrate.
Related terms
Translations
a layer that lies underneath another
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