👉 In the context of language and linguistics, "subsumptive" refers to a concept in which an entity is considered to be part of another entity. In other words, it means that one entity is considered as being related or having a common origin with another entity. This term can also refer to the process of merging entities into a single entity, such as when two languages merge to form a new language. For example, if we have two countries, China and India, they are considered sub