Where does “submeridional” come from?
submeridional (English) comes from English meridional, from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from Latin merīdiēs, from Latin medīdiēs, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
submeridional (English): Beneath a meridian
Definitions
- Beneath a meridian
Ancestry of “submeridional”, step by step
submeridional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meridional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meridional | located in the south, southern; later especially,... |
| 2 | Middle French | meridional | — |
| 3 | Latin | merīdiōnālis | southern |
| 4 | Latin | merīdiēs | midday, noon |
| 5 | Latin | medīdiēs | — |
| 6 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
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- | — |