Where does “subpartition” come from?
subpartition (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.
subpartition (English): A partition that makes up part of a larger...
Definitions
- A partition that makes up part of a larger...
Ancestry of “subpartition”, step by step
subpartition 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 partition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partition | An action which divides a thing into parts, or... |
| 2 | Latin | partitio | The act of sharing or parting; partition,... |
| 3 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |