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Old English

under

beneath; under the rule of

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A clerk points to a raised category marker on a filing shelf and places related folders directly in the compartment beneath that same marker.
adverb

thereunder

thair-UN-der/ˌðerˈʌndər/

Under the thing just specified.

Etymology
thereOld Englishin or at that place
+underOld Englishbeneath; under the rule of

There points back to something already mentioned, while under places something beneath it. The spatial relationship also applies to material under a heading or governed by a provision.

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