Where does “subflabellate” come from?
subflabellate (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.
subflabellate (English): Somewhat flabellate
Definitions
- Somewhat flabellate
Ancestry of “subflabellate”, step by step
subflabellate 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 flabellate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flabellate | Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are... |
| 2 | Latin | flabellatus | fan-shaped; flabellate |
| 3 | Latin | flābellum | A small (hand-held) fan, especially for keeping off flies |
| 4 | Latin | flabrum | gust, blast of wind; breeze |
| 5 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |