Where does “subclausal” come from?
subclausal (English) comes from English clausal, from English clause, from French clause, from German Klausel, from Spanish cláusula, from Portuguese cláusula, from Italian clausola, from Latin clausula — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
subclausal (English): Relating to a subclause
Ancestry of “subclausal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clausal | Of, pertaining to, or constructed using clauses |
| 2 | English | clause | A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and... |
| 3 | French | clause | clause |
| 4 | German | Klausel | term; clause |
| 5 | Spanish | cláusula | clause |
| 6 | Portuguese | cláusula | clause |
| 7 | Italian | clausola | — |
| 8 | Latin | clausula | conclusion, close, end; the close of a period;... |
| 9 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |