Where does “subpatent” come from?
subpatent (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.
subpatent (English): Infected but asymptomatic or not readily...
Definitions
- Infected but asymptomatic or not readily...
Ancestry of “subpatent”, step by step
subpatent 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 patent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | patent | A declaration issued by a government agency... |
| 2 | Middle English | patent | A letter conferring a privilege or status; Such a... |
| 3 | Middle French | patent | — |
| 4 | Old French | patent | — |
| 5 | Latin | patēns | being opening; open |
| 6 | Latin | pateō | to be open, accessible, attainable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |