Where does “subbenthic” come from?
subbenthic (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.
subbenthic (English): Beneath the seafloor
Definitions
- Beneath the seafloor
Ancestry of “subbenthic”, step by step
subbenthic 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 benthic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | benthic | Pertaining to the benthos; living on the... |
| 2 | English | benthos | The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βένθος | the depths |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάθος | extension in space: depth, height, breadth,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαθύς | being a large vertical distance from: high, deep;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂dʰ- | to sink, submerge; to tread, wade |