Where does “subfurfuraceous” come from?
subfurfuraceous (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.
subfurfuraceous (English): Partly or imperfectly furfuraceous
Definitions
- Partly or imperfectly furfuraceous
Ancestry of “subfurfuraceous”, step by step
subfurfuraceous 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 furfuraceous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | furfuraceous | Made of bran; Resembling bran; having or... |
| 2 | Latin | furfur | bran, husks of grain; scaly infection of the skin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰur- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrus- | — |