Where does “submarshal” come from?
submarshal (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.
submarshal (English): An under or deputy marshal
Definitions
- An under or deputy marshal
Ancestry of “submarshal”, step by step
submarshal 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 Marshal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Marshal | for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners |
| 2 | Middle English | marschal | Alternative form of marchal |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | mareschal | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | mariscalcus | groom, army commander, court dignitary |
| 5 | Frankish | marhskalk | servant assigned to horses; equerry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *marhaskalk | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *marh | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |