Where does “subequivalve” come from?
subequivalve (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.
subequivalve (English): Almost equivalve in form
Definitions
- Almost equivalve in form
Ancestry of “subequivalve”, step by step
subequivalve 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 equivalve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equivalve | Having valves of the same size; Any bivalve... |
| 2 | English | valve | A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid... |
| 3 | Latin | valva | double or folding door; one leaf of such doors |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wolVwā- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *wol-ew-o- | — |