Where does “subneutral” come from?
subneutral (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.
subneutral (English): Having a pH less than 7; slightly acidic
Definitions
- Having a pH less than 7; slightly acidic
Ancestry of “subneutral”, step by step
subneutral 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 neutral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neutral | Not taking sides in a conflict such as war;... |
| 2 | Middle French | neutral | — |
| 3 | Old French | neutral | — |
| 4 | Latin | neutrālis | neuter |
| 5 | Latin | neuter | neither; neuter; neuter, intransitive |
| 6 | Latin | nē | no; not |
| 7 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |