Where does “subpostpetiolar” come from?
subpostpetiolar (English) comes from English postpetiolar, from English ār, from Middle English ar, from Middle English er, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz — to see.
subpostpetiolar (English): Beneath the postpetiole
Definitions
- Beneath the postpetiole
Ancestry of “subpostpetiolar”, step by step
subpostpetiolar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English postpetiolar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | postpetiolar | Of or pertaining to the postpetiole |
| 2 | English | ār | An AR-15 personal semi-automatic rifle, M-16 assault rifle, M-4 carbine, derivative or related gun; the Armalite AR family and derivatives |
| 3 | Middle English | ar | Alternative form of here |
| 4 | Middle English | er | Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 6 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 7 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 8 | German | witz | joke |
| 9 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 10 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
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- | — |