Where does “subscaffold” come from?
subscaffold (English) comes from English scaffold, from Middle English scaffold, from Anglo-Norman schaffaut, from Old French eschaffaut, from Old French chafaud, from Latin catafalcum, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
subscaffold (English): The branches of a tree underneath the main scaffold
Definitions
- The branches of a tree underneath the main scaffold
Ancestry of “subscaffold”, step by step
subscaffold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scaffold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scaffold | A structure made of scaffolding for workers to... |
| 2 | Middle English | scaffold | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | schaffaut | — |
| 4 | Old French | eschaffaut | — |
| 5 | Old French | chafaud | — |
| 6 | Latin | catafalcum | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
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- | — |