Where does “subcaliber” come from?
subcaliber (English) comes from English caliber, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους, from Ancient Greek πούς — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
subcaliber (English): Smaller than the caliber of a firearm
Definitions
- Smaller than the caliber of a firearm
Ancestry of “subcaliber”, step by step
subcaliber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caliber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caliber | Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically... |
| 2 | French | calibre | calibre; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Italian | calibro | caliber, bore; callipers; template |
| 4 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | shoemaker's last |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
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- | — |