Where does “subprefectural” come from?
subprefectural (English) comes from English prefectural, from English prefecture, from Middle French préfecture, from Latin praefectūra, from Latin praefectus, from Latin praeficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
subprefectural (English): Below prefectural level; Of or related to a...
Definitions
- Below prefectural level; Of or related to a...
Ancestry of “subprefectural”, step by step
subprefectural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prefectural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prefectural | Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture |
| 2 | English | prefecture | The office or position of a prefect; The... |
| 3 | Middle French | préfecture | — |
| 4 | Latin | praefectūra | presidency, superintendence, prefecture |
| 5 | Latin | praefectus | officer, prefect, superintendent, official,... |
| 6 | Latin | praeficio | I place in command |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English subprefecture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subprefecture | An administrative division of a country below... |
| 2 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 3 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 4 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 5 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 6 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 7 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 8 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 9 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |