Where does “subprehensile” come from?
subprehensile (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.
subprehensile (English): Somewhat prehensile; prehensile in an inferior...
Definitions
- Somewhat prehensile; prehensile in an inferior...
Ancestry of “subprehensile”, step by step
subprehensile 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 prehensile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prehensile | Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted... |
| 2 | French | préhensile | prehensile; having the ability to grip or to be... |
| 3 | Latin | prehēnsus | seized, grasped, grabbed, taken, caught; having been seized, etc |
| 4 | Latin | prehendō | to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *praiɣendō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |