Where does “subintoxicating” come from?
subintoxicating (English) comes from English intoxicating, from English intoxicate, from Medieval Latin intoxicatus, from Latin toxicō, from Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν, from Ancient Greek τοξικός — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
subintoxicating (English): Of a dose or level of alcohol or another substance, below the threshold that causes intoxication or impairment
Definitions
- Of a dose or level of alcohol or another substance, below the threshold that causes intoxication or impairment
Ancestry of “subintoxicating”, step by step
subintoxicating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intoxicating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intoxicating | Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant; Very exciting... |
| 2 | English | intoxicate | To stupefy by doping with chemical substances... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intoxicatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | toxicō | to smear or anoint with poison |
| 5 | Latin | toxicus | toxic; poisonous |
| 6 | Latin | toxicum | a poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τοξικόν | poison used on the tips of arrows |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τοξικός | of or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
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- | — |