Where does “subarchitect” come from?
subarchitect (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.
subarchitect (English): A lesser or subsidiary architect
Definitions
- A lesser or subsidiary architect
Ancestry of “subarchitect”, step by step
subarchitect 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 architect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | architect | A professional who designs buildings or other... |
| 2 | Middle French | architecte | — |
| 3 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |