Where does “subnanosecond” come from?
subnanosecond (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.
subnanosecond (English): Shorter in duration than a nanosecond
Definitions
- Shorter in duration than a nanosecond
Ancestry of “subnanosecond”, step by step
subnanosecond 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 nanosecond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nanosecond | A measure of time equal to one billionth of a... |
| 2 | English | second | Number-two; following after the first one with... |
| 3 | Middle French | seconder | — |
| 4 | Latin | secundo | dative masculine singular of secundus; dative... |
| 5 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 6 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |