Where does “subatlantic” come from?
subatlantic (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.
subatlantic (English): Subsidiary or secondary to the Atlantic Ocean
Definitions
- Subsidiary or secondary to the Atlantic Ocean
Ancestry of “subatlantic”, step by step
subatlantic 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 Atlantic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Atlantic | Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean; Pertaining to... |
| 2 | Middle English | Atlantyke | Atlantic |
| 3 | Latin | Atlanticus | Atlantic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτλαντικός | of Atlas |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |