Where does “subintroductory” come from?
subintroductory (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.
subintroductory (English): Before the usual introductory level of a topic
Definitions
- Before the usual introductory level of a topic
Ancestry of “subintroductory”, step by step
subintroductory 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 introductory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | introductory | Introducing; giving a preview or idea of |
| 2 | Late Latin | introductorius | introductory |
| 3 | Latin | introductus | introduced |
| 4 | Latin | intrōdūcō | to lead in: to conduct into |
| 5 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 6 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 7 | Latin | interus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |