Where does “subcurrent” come from?
subcurrent (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.
subcurrent (English): A secondary or subsidiary current
Definitions
- A secondary or subsidiary current
Ancestry of “subcurrent”, step by step
subcurrent 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 current
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | current | The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or... |
| 2 | Middle English | curraunt | — |
| 3 | Old French | curant | present participle of corre; alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old French | courre | Alternative form of corre; to run |
| 5 | Latin | currere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |