Where does “subohm” come from?
subohm (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.
subohm (English): On a scale of less than an ohm
Definitions
- On a scale of less than an ohm
Ancestry of “subohm”, step by step
subohm 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 ohm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ohm | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 2 | German | Ohm | Alternative form of Oheim; ohm |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | auhaim | maternal uncle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | awô | grandfather |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | munduz | protection, patron; hand, protection |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂-nt-éh₂ | the beckoning one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |