Where does “submammalian” come from?
submammalian (English) comes from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
submammalian (English): Describing any animal that is considered to be less advanced than a mammal
Definitions
- Describing any animal that is considered to be less advanced than a mammal
Ancestry of “submammalian”, step by step
submammalian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English mammalian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mammalian | of, or pertaining to, mammals; like a mammal; Any... |
| 2 | English | mammal | An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by... |
| 3 | Latin | Mammalia | — |
| 4 | Latin | mammalis | Of or for the breasts |
| 5 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 6 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |