Where does “subfornicate” come from?
subfornicate (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.
subfornicate (English): Somewhat or imperfectly fornicate
Definitions
- Somewhat or imperfectly fornicate
Ancestry of “subfornicate”, step by step
subfornicate 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 fornicate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fornicate | Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a... |
| 2 | Latin | fornicātus | arched, vaulted |
| 3 | Latin | fornicor | I fornicate, commit fornication |
| 4 | Latin | fornix | arch, vault; brothel |
| 5 | Latin | furnus | oven; bakery |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fornos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰr̥-nós | — |
| 8 | Indo-European | *gʷʰer- | — |