Where does “sublingually” come from?
sublingually (English) comes from English sublingual, from Latin sublingualis, from Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
sublingually (English): Under the tongue
Definitions
- Under the tongue
Ancestry of “sublingually”, step by step
sublingually traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sublingual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sublingual | Administered through placement under the tongue;... |
| 2 | Latin | sublingualis | sublingual |
| 3 | Latin | linguālis | lingual |
| 4 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 5 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |