Where does “subcontinental” come from?
subcontinental (English) comes from English subcontinent, from French sous-continent, from French continent, from Latin continēns, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
subcontinental (English): Of or pertaining to a subcontinent; Located or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a subcontinent; Located or...
Ancestry of “subcontinental”, step by step
subcontinental traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English subcontinent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subcontinent | A large landmass which is either smaller than a... |
| 2 | French | sous-continent | subcontinent |
| 3 | French | continent | continent |
| 4 | Latin | continēns | limiting, enclosing |
| 5 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English continental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | continental | Of or relating to a continent or continents; of... |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via Spanish continental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | continental | continental |
| 2 | Spanish | -al | In adjectives, indicating relation; In nouns,... |