Where does “sub-tenant” come from?
sub-tenant (English) comes from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
Ancestry of “sub-tenant”, step by step
sub-tenant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English tenant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tenant | One who pays a fee in return for the use of... |
| 2 | Middle English | tenaunt | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | tenaunt | Alternative form of tenant; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old French | tenant | holder |
| 5 | Latin | tenens | holding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,... |
| 6 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |