Where does “subniche” come from?
subniche (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.
subniche (English): A niche making up part of a larger niche
Definitions
- A niche making up part of a larger niche
Ancestry of “subniche”, step by step
subniche 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 niche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | niche | A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the... |
| 2 | French | niche | niche; kennel; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | niche | — |
| 4 | Old French | niche | — |
| 5 | Old French | nichier | to nest |
| 6 | Latin | nīdus | nest |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | nizdos | nest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |