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Where does “subjecteth” come from?

subjecteth (English) comes from English subject, from Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from Latin subiectus, from Latin subiciō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

subjecteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “subjecteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubjectLikely to be affected by or to experience...
2Middle Englishsubget—
3Old Frenchsuget—
4Latinsubiectusthrown, laid, placed or brought under or near,...
5Latinsubiciō—
6Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
7Proto-Italicsupo—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →