Where does “subargument” come from?
subargument (Dutch) comes from Dutch sub, from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus.
subargument (Dutch): a subordinate argument; an argument that forms part of an overarching argument
Definitions
- a subordinate argument; an argument that forms part of an overarching argument
Ancestry of “subargument”, step by step
subargument traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sub | submarine, sub |
| 2 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 3 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 4 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 5 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 6 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 7 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 8 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 9 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Dutch argument
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | argument | an argument fact or statement used to support a proposition |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | argument | — |
| 3 | Old French | argument | — |
| 4 | Latin | argūmentum | argument (as in an argument for a position); evidence, a proof |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |