Where does “subaxillary” come from?
subaxillary (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.
subaxillary (English): Situated under the axilla, or armpit; Placed...
Definitions
- Situated under the axilla, or armpit; Placed...
Ancestry of “subaxillary”, step by step
subaxillary 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 axillary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | axillary | Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit;... |
| 2 | French | axillaire | axillary |
| 3 | Latin | axillāris | axillary |
| 4 | Latin | axilla | little wing; axilla, armpit |
| 5 | German | Achsel | armpit, axilla; shoulder; shoulder joint |
| 6 | Old High German | ahsala | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ahslō | shoulder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |