Where does “subpentagonal” come from?
subpentagonal (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.
subpentagonal (English): Having five sides, but not forming a regular...
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- Having five sides, but not forming a regular...
Ancestry of “subpentagonal”, step by step
subpentagonal 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 pentagonal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentagonal | Of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon |
| 2 | English | Pentagon | The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense |
| 3 | Middle French | pentagone | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | pentagonum | pentaphyllon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεντάγωνον | pentagon |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεντάγωνος | five-angled |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |