Where does “subjectless” come from?
subjectless (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.
subjectless (English): Lacking a subject; Lacking a subject or theme;...
Definitions
- Lacking a subject; Lacking a subject or theme;...
Ancestry of “subjectless”, step by step
subjectless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |