Where does “subitaneously” come from?
subitaneously (English) comes from English subitaneous, from Latin subitāneus, from Latin subitus, from Latin subeo, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
subitaneously (English): suddenly
Definitions
- suddenly
Ancestry of “subitaneously”, step by step
subitaneously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subitaneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subitaneous | sudden |
| 2 | Latin | subitāneus | sudden, unexpected |
| 3 | Latin | subitus | approached; succeeded; occurred |
| 4 | Latin | subeo | I go under, come under; enter; I go up to,... |
| 5 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |