Where does “subchaser” come from?
subchaser (English) comes from English chaser, from English Chase, from French châsse, from Middle French chasse, from Old French chace, from Old French chacier, from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
subchaser (English): A submarine chaser
Ancestry of “subchaser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chaser | A person or thing that chases; A hunter; A... |
| 2 | English | Chase | — |
| 3 | French | châsse | reliquary; coffin |
| 4 | Middle French | chasse | — |
| 5 | Old French | chace | hunt; inflection of chacer:
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| 6 | Old French | chacier | to hunt, to go hunting |
| 7 | Latin | captiāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 9 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |