Where does “subprocedure” come from?
subprocedure (English) comes from English procedure, from French procédure, from French procéder, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
subprocedure (English): A procedure forming part of a larger procedure; A...
Definitions
- A procedure forming part of a larger procedure; A...
Ancestry of “subprocedure”, step by step
subprocedure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English procedure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | procedure | A particular method for performing a task; A... |
| 2 | French | procédure | procedure |
| 3 | French | procéder | proceed; behave |
| 4 | Old French | proceder | to advance; to go onward; to carry on |
| 5 | Latin | prōcēdō | to proceed, advance |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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- | — |