Where does “subpreference” come from?
subpreference (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.
subpreference (English): A secondary or subordinate preference
Definitions
- A secondary or subordinate preference
Ancestry of “subpreference”, step by step
subpreference 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 preference
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preference | The selection of one thing or person over others;... |
| 2 | Middle French | preference | preference option preferred over another option |
| 3 | Latin | preferentia | — |