Where does “subrostrate” come from?
subrostrate (English) comes from English rostrate, from Latin rostratus, from Latin rōstrum, from Latin ferreorostris, from Latin ferreus, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er — Creates intransitive, often deponent,...
subrostrate (English): Partially rostrate
Definitions
- Partially rostrate
Ancestry of “subrostrate”, step by step
subrostrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rostrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rostrate | Having a process resembling the beak of a bird;... |
| 2 | Latin | rostratus | rostrate or beaky: beaked, beak-like; snouty:... |
| 3 | Latin | rōstrum | bill or beak of a bird |
| 4 | Latin | ferreorostris | having a cruel beak |
| 5 | Latin | ferreus | iron, made of iron; like or pertaining to iron;... |
| 6 | Latin | ferrum | iron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash |
| 7 | Cornish | -er | Forms masculine agent nouns |
| 8 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 9 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 10 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 11 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
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- | — |