Where does “subclump” come from?

subclump (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.

subclump (English): A clump of dark matter in a subhalo

Definitions

  1. A clump of dark matter in a subhalo

Ancestry of “subclump”, step by step

subclump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubA submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich...
2EnglishsubstituteTo use in place of something else, with the same...
3Middle Englishsubstituten
4Latinsubstitutussubstituted
5LatinsubstituoI place next to, under, or instead of; I...
6LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
7Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
8Latinstōto stand
9Proto-Italicstaēōstand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
11Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via English clump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclumpA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass; A...
2Middle EnglishclompeA clump or lump; a pile
3Old Englishclymppe
4Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yetiEvery word from Proto-Italic staēō
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