Where does “subcardinal” come from?
subcardinal (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.
subcardinal (English): Located beneath a cardinal vein
Definitions
- Located beneath a cardinal vein
Ancestry of “subcardinal”, step by step
subcardinal 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 Cardinal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cardinal | A player on the St. Louis Cardinals team; A... |
| 2 | Canadian French | Cardinal | — |
| 3 | French | cardinal | Important; paramount; cardinal; Cardinal number |
| 4 | Latin | cardinālis | of or pertaining to a door hinge |
| 5 | Latin | cardō | hinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times |
| 6 | Latin | carduus | a wild thistle; the artichoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |