Where does “subexaminer” come from?
subexaminer (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.
subexaminer (English): A lesser or subsidiary examiner
Definitions
- A lesser or subsidiary examiner
Ancestry of “subexaminer”, step by step
subexaminer 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 examiner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | examiner | A person who investigates someone or something; A... |
| 2 | English | examine | to observe or inspect carefully or critically; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | examinen | — |
| 4 | Old French | examiner | to question; to torture; to consider; to ponder;... |
| 5 | Latin | examino | I weigh or consider; I examine |
| 6 | Latin | examen | swarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a... |
| 7 | Latin | exagmen | — |
| 8 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |