subscribe
/səbˈskraɪb/·서브스크라이브·verb
to pay regularly to receive a service; to sign under
LatinCEFR A2
Root
sub- (under) + Latin 'scribere' (to write)
Latin subscribere (write underneath, sign) → Middle English subscriben
In a word
sub- (under) + scribe (write) = 'sign your name underneath'. Sign under a newspaper, you became a subscriber. Sign under an opinion, you agreed to it — that's how the word worked from the start. Today's streaming subscribe button descends from that signature. One tap now = one pen stroke then.
Examples
I subscribe to two newspapers.
Subscribe to the channel for more videos.
I do not subscribe to that opinion.
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