Where does “subpulse” come from?

subpulse (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.

subpulse (English): A subsidiary pulse; The lesser of the two regular...

Definitions

  1. A subsidiary pulse; The lesser of the two regular...

Ancestry of “subpulse”, step by step

subpulse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubA submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich...
2EnglishsubstituteTo use in place of something else, with the same...
3Middle Englishsubstituten
4Latinsubstitutussubstituted
5LatinsubstituoI place next to, under, or instead of; I...
6LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
7Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
8Latinstōto stand
9Proto-Italicstaēōstand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
11Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via English pulse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpulseA normally regular beat felt when arteries are...
2Middle Englishpulse
3Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
4Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
5Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
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