Where does “subcircinate” come from?
subcircinate (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.
subcircinate (English): Nearly circinate; approaching a circinate form
Definitions
- Nearly circinate; approaching a circinate form
Ancestry of “subcircinate”, step by step
subcircinate 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 circinate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circinate | Used of leaves or similar parts that are coiled... |
| 2 | Latin | circinatus | perfect passive participle of circinō; rounded |
| 3 | Latin | circino | I round, make round; I fly through in a circular... |
| 4 | Latin | circinus | A pair of compasses; a tool for measuring... |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |