Where does “subjecthood” come from?
subjecthood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
subjecthood (English): The condition or state of being a subject; The...
Definitions
- The condition or state of being a subject; The...
Ancestry of “subjecthood”, step by step
subjecthood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English subject
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subject | Likely to be affected by or to experience... |
| 2 | Middle English | subget | — |
| 3 | Old French | suget | — |
| 4 | Latin | subiectus | thrown, laid, placed or brought under or near,... |
| 5 | Latin | subiciō | to throw, lay, place, set or bring under or near |
| 6 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |