Where does “subpial” come from?
subpial (English) comes from English pial, from English pia, from Hawaiian pia, from English Beer, from Dutch beer, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri.
subpial (English): Beneath the pia mater
Definitions
- Beneath the pia mater
Ancestry of “subpial”, step by step
subpial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pial | Of or pertaining to the pia or pia mater |
| 2 | English | pia | The pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that... |
| 3 | Hawaiian | pia | Polynesian arrowroot; starch; beer |
| 4 | English | Beer | An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor |
| 5 | Dutch | beer | A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A... |
| 6 | German | bär | — |
| 7 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 8 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
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- | — |