Where does “subarcminute” come from?
subarcminute (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.
subarcminute (English): Less than an arcminute
Definitions
- Less than an arcminute
Ancestry of “subarcminute”, step by step
subarcminute 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 arcminute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arcminute | A unit of angle; 1/60 of a degree |
| 2 | English | minute | A unit of time equal to sixty seconds; A short... |
| 3 | Middle English | mynute | minute; A sixtieth part; A coin of little worth |
| 4 | Old French | minute | minute one sixtieth of an hour |
| 5 | Latin | minuta | nominative feminine singular of minūtus;... |
| 6 | Latin | minūtus | diminished, having been diminished |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |