Where does “subcontrary” come from?
subcontrary (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.
subcontrary (English): Contrary in an inferior degree; Either of a pair...
Definitions
- Contrary in an inferior degree; Either of a pair...
Ancestry of “subcontrary”, step by step
subcontrary 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 contrary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contrary | Opposite; in an opposite direction; in... |
| 2 | Middle English | contrarie | — |
| 3 | Old French | contraire | — |
| 4 | Latin | contrarius | opposite, opposed, contrary, conflicting,... |
| 5 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 6 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 7 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |