Where does “subfulminant” come from?
subfulminant (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.
subfulminant (English): Having a less than sudden onset
Definitions
- Having a less than sudden onset
Ancestry of “subfulminant”, step by step
subfulminant 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 fulminant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fulminant | That fulminates; Appearing quickly and with... |
| 2 | French | fulminant | present participle of fulminer |
| 3 | Latin | fulminō | to lighten (strike with lightning) |
| 4 | Latin | fulmen | lightning; thunderbolt |
| 5 | Latin | fulgmen | — |
| 6 | Latin | fulgeo | I flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |