Where does “submesophotic” come from?
submesophotic (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.
submesophotic (English): Beneath a mesophotic zone
Definitions
- Beneath a mesophotic zone
Ancestry of “submesophotic”, step by step
submesophotic 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 mesophotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mesophotic | Describing seawater at a depth such that some... |
| 2 | English | photic | Of, related to, or irradiated by light;... |
| 3 | English | phot | A photometric unit of illuminance, or luminous... |
| 4 | English | photograph | A picture created by projecting an image onto a... |
| 5 | English | photo- | light, electromagnetic radiation; photography |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |