Where does “subdistributor” come from?
subdistributor (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.
subdistributor (English): One who purchases goods from a distributor and sells them on to retailers
Definitions
- One who purchases goods from a distributor and sells them on to retailers
Ancestry of “subdistributor”, step by step
subdistributor 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 distributor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distributor | One who or that which distributes; A device that... |
| 2 | English | distribute | To divide into portions and dispense; To supply... |
| 3 | Latin | distribūtus | divided, distributed |
| 4 | Latin | distribuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | tribuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | tribuo | I grant, bestow; I yield, give up, concede, allow |
| 7 | Latin | tribus | One of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes,... |
| 8 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |