Where does “subluminality” come from?
subluminality (English) comes from English subluminal, from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus.
subluminality (English): The condition of being subluminal
Definitions
- The condition of being subluminal
Ancestry of “subluminality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | subluminal | slower-than-light; having a speed less than light |
| 2 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 3 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 4 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 5 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 6 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 7 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 8 | Latin | stātus | — |
| 9 | Latin | stō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |