Where does “subfleet” come from?
subfleet (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.
subfleet (English): An independent tactical unit of a fleet
Definitions
- An independent tactical unit of a fleet
Ancestry of “subfleet”, step by step
subfleet 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 Fleet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fleet | A former prison (the Fleet Prison) in London, which originally stood near the stream |
| 2 | Middle English | flete | A fleet; a collection or grouping of vessels; A... |
| 3 | Old English | flēot | ship; bay; fleet |
| 4 | Frankish | flotōn | to float, swim |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flutōną | to float; drift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |