Where does “subabortive” come from?
subabortive (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.
subabortive (English): Almost or imperfectly abortive
Definitions
- Almost or imperfectly abortive
Ancestry of “subabortive”, step by step
subabortive 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 abortive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abortive | Produced by abortion; born prematurely and... |
| 2 | Old French | abortif | — |
| 3 | Latin | abortīvus | Of or pertaining to a premature delivery, miscarriage, or abortion |
| 4 | Latin | aborior | I disappear, pass away, set; I miscarry, am... |
| 5 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 6 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |