Where does “subfelony” come from?
subfelony (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.
subfelony (English): below the level of a felony; relating to a misdemeanor
Definitions
- below the level of a felony; relating to a misdemeanor
Ancestry of “subfelony”, step by step
subfelony 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 felony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | felony | A serious criminal offense, which, under United... |
| 2 | Middle English | felony | — |
| 3 | Old French | felonie | evil; immoral acts or deeds |
| 4 | Old French | felon | evildoer; wrongdoer; immoral person; bastard;... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | fello | I suck; I fellate, perform fellatio, suck off;... |
| 6 | Frankish | fellō | evildoer; wicked person |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fillô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | faluz | terrible; cruel; bad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pol- | to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,... |