Where does “subcontrabass” come from?
subcontrabass (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.
subcontrabass (English): Having a pitch below contrabass
Definitions
- Having a pitch below contrabass
Ancestry of “subcontrabass”, step by step
subcontrabass 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 contrabass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contrabass | part or section one octave lower than bass;... |
| 2 | Italian | contrabbasso | double bass |
| 3 | Italian | basso | low; short; narrow, thin |
| 4 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |