Where does “subleaflet” come from?
subleaflet (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.
subleaflet (English): A leaflet making up part of a subdivided leaflet
Definitions
- A leaflet making up part of a subdivided leaflet
Ancestry of “subleaflet”, step by step
subleaflet 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 leaflet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leaflet | One of the components of a compound leaf; A small... |
| 2 | English | leaf | The usually green and flat organ that represents... |
| 3 | Old English | Leofa | — |
| 4 | Old English | lēof | lief, dear |
| 5 | West Germanic | *leub | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | leubaz | dear, beloved |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |