Where does “subcategorically” come from?
subcategorically (English) comes from English subcategorical, from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus.
subcategorically (English): Relating to, or divided into, subcategories
Definitions
- Relating to, or divided into, subcategories
Ancestry of “subcategorically”, step by step
subcategorically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subcategorical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subcategorical | Of or pertaining to a subcategory |
| 2 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 3 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 4 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 5 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 6 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 7 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 8 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 9 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |