Where does “subplanetary” come from?
subplanetary (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.
subplanetary (English): Describing bodies smaller than a planet;...
Definitions
- Describing bodies smaller than a planet;...
Ancestry of “subplanetary”, step by step
subplanetary 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 planetary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | planetary | Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion... |
| 2 | English | planet | Each of the seven major bodies which move... |
| 3 | Middle English | planete | Each of the seven celestial bodies which move... |
| 4 | Old French | planete | planet |
| 5 | Latin | planēta | planet (wandering star) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλανήτης | wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |