Where does “suborgasmic” come from?
suborgasmic (English) comes from English orgasmic, from English enthusiasm, from French enthousiasme, from German Enthusiasmus, from Italian entusiasmo, from Spanish entusiasmo, from Portuguese entusiasmo, from Russian энтузиа́зм — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
suborgasmic (English): Less than orgasmic
Definitions
- Less than orgasmic
Ancestry of “suborgasmic”, step by step
suborgasmic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English orgasmic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orgasmic | Of or relating to orgasms; Prone to or capable of... |
| 2 | English | enthusiasm | Possession by a god; divine inspiration or... |
| 3 | French | enthousiasme | enthusiasm, keenness |
| 4 | German | Enthusiasmus | enthusiasm |
| 5 | Italian | entusiasmo | enthusiasm, excitement, ebullience; first-person... |
| 6 | Spanish | entusiasmo | enthusiasm |
| 7 | Portuguese | entusiasmo | enthusiasm |
| 8 | Russian | энтузиа́зм | enthusiasm |
| 9 | Late Latin | enthusiasmus | poetical fervour, frenzy |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθουσιασμός | inspiration, enthusiasm |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθουσιάζω | I am inspired or possessed by a god, I am rapt, I... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ἔνθους | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | ἔνθεος | having a god in one; possessed or inspired by a... |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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- | — |