Where does “subhierarchy” come from?
subhierarchy (English) comes from English hierarchy, from Middle English ierarchie, from Old French ierarchie, from Late Latin ierarchia, from Latin hierarchia, from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία, from Ancient Greek ἱεράρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
subhierarchy (English): A lesser or subordinate hierarchy
Definitions
- A lesser or subordinate hierarchy
Ancestry of “subhierarchy”, step by step
subhierarchy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hierarchy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hierarchy | A body of authoritative officials organized in... |
| 2 | Middle English | ierarchie | — |
| 3 | Old French | ierarchie | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | ierarchia | — |
| 5 | Latin | hierarchia | hierarchy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱεραρχία | spiritual superiority; prelacy, prelature;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱεράρχης | high priest; hierarch; bishop |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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- | — |