Where does “subligamentous” come from?

subligamentous (English) comes from English ligamentous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.

subligamentous (English): Beneath a ligament

Definitions

  1. Beneath a ligament

Ancestry of “subligamentous”, step by step

subligamentous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ligamentous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishligamentousOf or pertaining to ligaments; Forming part of a...
2Englishousplural of ou
3EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
4AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
5Dutchoudold
6Middle Dutchoutold
7Old Dutchald
8Proto-West Germanicaldold
9Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubA submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich...
2EnglishsubstituteTo use in place of something else, with the same...
3Middle Englishsubstituten
4Latinsubstitutussubstituted
5LatinsubstituoI place next to, under, or instead of; I...
6LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
7Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
8Latinstōto stand
9Proto-Italicstaēōstand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
11Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Germanic aldaz