Where does “subadamantine” come from?
subadamantine (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.
subadamantine (English): Having an almost adamantine lustre
Definitions
- Having an almost adamantine lustre
Ancestry of “subadamantine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | stō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |