Where does “subluminary” come from?
subluminary (English) comes from English luminary, from Middle English lūminārī, from Old French luminarie, from Medieval Latin luminarium, from Latin lūmināre, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
subluminary (English): Slower than the speed of light
Definitions
- Slower than the speed of light
Ancestry of “subluminary”, step by step
subluminary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English luminary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | luminary | One who is an inspiration to others; one who has... |
| 2 | Middle English | lūminārī | — |
| 3 | Old French | luminarie | lamp, lights, lighting; candles; brightness,... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | luminarium | — |
| 5 | Latin | lūmināre | That which gives light; enlightener |
| 6 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 7 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 8 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 9 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 10 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
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- | — |