Where does “subadministrative” come from?
subadministrative (English) comes from English administrative, from English administrate, from English administration, from Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
subadministrative (English): Describing a smaller part of an administrative region
Definitions
- Describing a smaller part of an administrative region
Ancestry of “subadministrative”, step by step
subadministrative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English administrative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | administrative | Of or relating to administering or administration |
| 2 | English | administrate | to administer; the act or function of providing... |
| 3 | English | administration | The act of administering; government of public... |
| 4 | Middle English | administracioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | administration | — |
| 6 | Latin | administrātiō | administration, management, government (of a city, body) |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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- | — |