Where does “subelliptical” come from?
subelliptical (English) comes from English elliptical, from English elliptic, from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός, from Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
subelliptical (English): Somewhat elliptical in shape; approaching an...
Definitions
- Somewhat elliptical in shape; approaching an...
Ancestry of “subelliptical”, step by step
subelliptical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elliptical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elliptical | In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval;... |
| 2 | English | elliptic | Of or pertaining to an ellipse; Of or pertaining... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλλειπτικός | defective |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλλείπω | to fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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- | — |