Where does “subphrase” come from?
subphrase (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.
subphrase (English): A phrase making up part of a larger phrase
Definitions
- A phrase making up part of a larger phrase
Ancestry of “subphrase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | stō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |