subtĕrĭor, us, comp. [subter],
that is farther beneath , lower , = inferior (late Lat.): termini, Innoc. Cas. Lit. p. 232 Goes.: per subteriora, Aem. Mac. 2, 13.—Hence, adv.: subtĕrĭus , lower , farther down : subterius nigro, superius mineo, Isid. Orig. 16, 8, 4.