Under is very often used in the sense of "being under direct influence of" (you work under me) or "being governed by" (you fall under these regulations).
If something falls under the government of, for instance, a state, we can say:
After the battle, the city fell under the kingdom of the victorious king.
From there it is only a small step to use under in the meaning of "being a part of":
In the animal kingdom, lions fall under the category of mammals.
Thefreedictionary explains this use of fall under.
Under the "miscellaneous" category we put everything that doesn't belong elsewhere.
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