Where does “subiterative” come from?
subiterative (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.
subiterative (English): Of or relating to subiterations
Definitions
- Of or relating to subiterations
Ancestry of “subiterative”, step by step
subiterative 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 iterative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | iterative | Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop |
| 2 | French | itératif | iterative |
| 3 | Latin | iterativus | — |
| 4 | Latin | iteratus | repeated |
| 5 | Latin | iterō | to do a second time, repeat, renew |
| 6 | Latin | iterum | again, anew; a second time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | i-tero- | other |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |