Where does “subbasal” come from?

subbasal (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.

subbasal (English): Near the base

Definitions

  1. Near the base

Ancestry of “subbasal”, step by step

subbasal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubA submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich...
2EnglishsubstituteTo use in place of something else, with the same...
3Middle Englishsubstituten
4Latinsubstitutussubstituted
5LatinsubstituoI place next to, under, or instead of; I...
6LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
7Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
8Latinstōto stand
9Proto-Italicstaēōstand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
11Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via English basal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbasalBasic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the...
2EnglishBaseSomething from which other things extend; a foundation
3Middle EnglishbaseA foundation or base; the bottom of a building;...
4Old Frenchbasebase bottom part; supporting part
5LatinbasisA pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The...
6Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
7Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
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