Where does “submixture” come from?
submixture (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.
submixture (English): A mixture of elements that will itself be mixed with other elements
Definitions
- A mixture of elements that will itself be mixed with other elements
Ancestry of “submixture”, step by step
submixture 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 mixture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mixture | The act of mixing; Something produced by mixing;... |
| 2 | Old French | misture | — |
| 3 | Latin | mixtūra | mixture, mixing |
| 4 | Latin | misceō | to mix; to mingle; to intermingle |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mikskō | to mix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | miḱ-sḱé- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |