Where does “submembrane” come from?
submembrane (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.
submembrane (English): Located beneath a membrane
Definitions
- Located beneath a membrane
Ancestry of “submembrane”, step by step
submembrane 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 membrane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | membrane | A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming... |
| 2 | Latin | membrāna | the skin or membrane that covers parts of the body; especially the skin or slough of snakes |
| 3 | Latin | membrum | limb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | memzrom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |