Where does “subcategorizable” come from?
subcategorizable (English) comes from English subcategorize, from English categorize, from English category, from French catégorie, from German Kategorie, from Italian categoria, from Spanish categoría, from Portuguese categoria — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
subcategorizable (English): That can be subcategorized
Definitions
- That can be subcategorized
Ancestry of “subcategorizable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subcategorize | To categorize more specifically by placing in a... |
| 2 | English | categorize | To assign a category; to divide into classes |
| 3 | English | category | A group, often named or numbered, to which items... |
| 4 | French | catégorie | category |
| 5 | German | Kategorie | category |
| 6 | Italian | categoria | category, topic; class |
| 7 | Spanish | categoría | category; standing, regard |
| 8 | Portuguese | categoria | category |
| 9 | Late Latin | categoria | class of predicables; accusation; predicament |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κατηγορία | charge, accusation; predication, category |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | κατηγορέω | to speak against, especially before judges, to... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |