Where does “subbrigadier” come from?
subbrigadier (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.
subbrigadier (English): A subordinate or assistant brigadier
Definitions
- A subordinate or assistant brigadier
Ancestry of “subbrigadier”, step by step
subbrigadier 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 brigadier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brigadier | An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade;... |
| 2 | French | brigadier | brigadier military |
| 3 | French | brigade | brigade |
| 4 | Middle French | brigade | brigade |
| 5 | Italian | brigata | group, party; brigade |
| 6 | Italian | -ata | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 7 | Italian | -ato | Used with a stem to form the past participle of... |
| 8 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |