Where does “subtropen” come from?
subtropen (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.
subtropen (Dutch): subtropics
Definitions
- subtropics
Ancestry of “subtropen”, step by step
subtropen 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 German Tropen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tropen | tropics; plural of Tropus; plural of Trope |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροπαί | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |