Where does “sublimnic” come from?
sublimnic (English) comes from English limnic, from English limn, from Middle English limnen, from Middle English enluminen, from Old French enluminer, from Latin illūminō, from Latin lūminō, from Latin lūmen — Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
sublimnic (English): Beneath a limnic stratum
Definitions
- Beneath a limnic stratum
Ancestry of “sublimnic”, step by step
sublimnic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English limnic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | limnic | Relating to fresh water, typically a lake or... |
| 2 | English | limn | To draw or paint; to delineate; To illuminate, as... |
| 3 | Middle English | limnen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | enluminen | to shed light on, illuminate; to enlighten; to... |
| 5 | Old French | enluminer | to brighten, light up; to give colour to; to... |
| 6 | Latin | illūminō | to illuminate, light up, brighten |
| 7 | Latin | lūminō | to illuminate |
| 8 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 9 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 10 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 11 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 12 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
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- | — |