Where does “subprefecture” come from?
subprefecture (English) comes from English prefecture, from Middle French préfecture, from Latin praefectūra, from Latin praefectus, from Latin praeficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
subprefecture (English): An administrative division of a country below...
Definitions
- An administrative division of a country below...
Ancestry of “subprefecture”, step by step
subprefecture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prefecture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prefecture | The office or position of a prefect; The... |
| 2 | Middle French | préfecture | — |
| 3 | Latin | praefectūra | presidency, superintendence, prefecture |
| 4 | Latin | praefectus | officer, prefect, superintendent, official,... |
| 5 | Latin | praeficio | I place in command |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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- | — |