1640s, from Latin subvers-, past participle stem of subvertere (see subvert) + -ive. As a noun, attested from 1887. Related: Subversively; subversiveness.
suburbanization
suburbanize
suburbia
subvention
subversion
subversive
subvert
subway
suc-
succedaneum
succeed
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