Where does “subcontrarily” come from?
subcontrarily (English) comes from English subcontrary, from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus.
subcontrarily (English): In a subcontrary manner
Definitions
- In a subcontrary manner
Ancestry of “subcontrarily”, step by step
subcontrarily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subcontrary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subcontrary | Contrary in an inferior degree; Either of a pair... |
| 2 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 3 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 4 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 5 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 6 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 7 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 8 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 9 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |