Where does “subimpose” come from?
subimpose (English) comes from English impose, from Middle English imposen, from Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere, from Latin impono, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
subimpose (English): To impose below, beneath or underneath something else
Definitions
- To impose below, beneath or underneath something else
Ancestry of “subimpose”, step by step
subimpose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impose | To establish or apply by authority; to be an... |
| 2 | Middle English | imposen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | imposer | to lay on, impose |
| 4 | Latin | imponere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | impono | I place on or upon, set upon, lay upon; I impose... |
| 6 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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- | — |