Where does “submaxim” come from?
submaxim (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.
submaxim (English): A maxim making up part of a greater maxim
Definitions
- A maxim making up part of a greater maxim
Ancestry of “submaxim”, step by step
submaxim 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 Maxim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Maxim | The Maxim gun, a British machine gun of various... |
| 2 | Middle French | maxime | — |
| 3 | Latin | maxima | nominative feminine singular of maximus;... |
| 4 | Latin | Maximus | the greatest |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *magisVmos | — |