Where does “subpartial” come from?
subpartial (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.
subpartial (English): Less than partial
Definitions
- Less than partial
Ancestry of “subpartial”, step by step
subpartial 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 partial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partial | existing as a part or portion; incomplete;... |
| 2 | Middle English | partiall | — |
| 3 | Old French | parcial | biased or particular |
| 4 | Late Latin | partialis | of or pertaining to a part; of, or pertaining to,... |
| 5 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |