Where does “sublacrimal” come from?
sublacrimal (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.
sublacrimal (English): Beneath the lacrimal gland
Definitions
- Beneath the lacrimal gland
Ancestry of “sublacrimal”, step by step
sublacrimal 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 lacrimal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lacrimal | Of or relating to tears or the tear-secreting... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | lacrimālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 4 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |