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
subadamantine 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 adamantine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adamantine | Made of adamant, or having the qualities of... |
| 2 | English | adamantium | A fictional metal that is indestructible or... |
| 3 | English | adamant | Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined; Very... |
| 4 | Middle English | adamant | adamant, adamantine; An invulnerable or... |
| 5 | Latin | adamantem | accusative singular of adamās |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |