Where does “subfossiel” come from?
subfossiel (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.
subfossiel (Dutch): subfossil
Definitions
- subfossil
Ancestry of “subfossiel”, step by step
subfossiel 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 fossiel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fossiel | fossil; someone with very old fashioned ideas, a... |
| 2 | French | fossile | fossil |
| 3 | Latin | fossilis | Retrieved from the earth, dug out, dug up,... |
| 4 | Latin | fossa | ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave |
| 5 | Latin | fodiō | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |