Where does “sublabially” come from?
sublabially (English) comes from English sublabial, from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus.
sublabially (English): Under the lip
Definitions
- Under the lip
Ancestry of “sublabially”, step by step
sublabially traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sublabial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sublabial | Any of the scales that border the mouth opening... |
| 2 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 3 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 4 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 5 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 6 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 7 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 8 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 9 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |