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Where does “subreplacement” come from?

subreplacement (English) comes from English replacement, from English replace, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

subreplacement (English): Below the level needed to maintain the current...

Definitions

  1. Below the level needed to maintain the current...

Ancestry of “subreplacement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreplacementA person or thing that takes the place of...
2EnglishreplaceTo restore to a former place, position,...
3Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
4Middle Englishre-—
5Old Frenchre-re-
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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