Where does “subnitrophilous” come from?
subnitrophilous (English) comes from English nitrophilous, from English Nitro, from English nitrocellulose, from English cellulose, from French cellulose, from French cellule, from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
subnitrophilous (English): Less than usually nitrophilous
Definitions
- Less than usually nitrophilous
Ancestry of “subnitrophilous”, step by step
subnitrophilous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nitrophilous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nitrophilous | Thriving in a habitat rich in nitrogen |
| 2 | English | Nitro | The univalent NO2 functional group |
| 3 | English | nitrocellulose | A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by... |
| 4 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 5 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 6 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 7 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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- | — |