Where does “subbituminous” come from?
subbituminous (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.
subbituminous (English): Partly or imperfectly bituminous
Definitions
- Partly or imperfectly bituminous
Ancestry of “subbituminous”, step by step
subbituminous 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 bituminous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bituminous | Of or pertaining to bitumen; Bituminous coal; A... |
| 2 | French | bitumineux | bituminous |
| 3 | Latin | bituminosus | abounding in bitumen or pitch; bituminous |
| 4 | Latin | bitūmen | mineral pitch, bitumen |
| 5 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |