Where does “subnanolitre” come from?
subnanolitre (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.
subnanolitre (English): Having a volume or capacity less than a nanolitre
Definitions
- Having a volume or capacity less than a nanolitre
Ancestry of “subnanolitre”, step by step
subnanolitre 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 nanolitre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nanolitre | A unit of volume equivalent to 10 litres. Symbol:... |
| 2 | English | litre | The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one... |
| 3 | French | litre | litre |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |