Where does “subcategorizand” come from?
subcategorizand (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.
subcategorizand (English): The item which carries subcategorization information for the occurrence of other elements in the phrase or word
Definitions
- The item which carries subcategorization information for the occurrence of other elements in the phrase or word
Ancestry of “subcategorizand”, step by step
subcategorizand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subcategorize
| 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 |
via English AND
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 2 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 3 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |