Where does “submetacentric” come from?

submetacentric (English) comes from English metacentric, from French métacentrique, from French centrique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

submetacentric (English): having the centromere between one end and the...

Definitions

  1. having the centromere between one end and the...

Ancestry of “submetacentric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetacentricOf or pertaining to a metacenter; Of a...
2Frenchmétacentriquemetacentric
3Frenchcentriquecentric; central
4French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
5Middle French-iqueic
6Old French-ique-ic
7Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
8Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikosEvery word from Latin -icusEvery word from French -ique