Where does “subaudibly” come from?
subaudibly (English) comes from English subaudible, from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus.
subaudibly (English): Below the threshold of hearing
Definitions
- Below the threshold of hearing
Ancestry of “subaudibly”, step by step
subaudibly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subaudible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subaudible | Below the threshold of hearing |
| 2 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 3 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 4 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 5 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 6 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 7 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 8 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 9 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |