Where does “subancipital” come from?
subancipital (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.
subancipital (English): Approaching an ancipital form
Definitions
- Approaching an ancipital form
Ancestry of “subancipital”, step by step
subancipital 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 ancipital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ancipital | Two-edged instead of round; said of certain... |
| 2 | Latin | anceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 3 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 4 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |