Where does “subseafloor” come from?
subseafloor (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.
subseafloor (English): Beneath the seafloor
Definitions
- Beneath the seafloor
Ancestry of “subseafloor”, step by step
subseafloor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via English seafloor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seafloor | The bottom of a sea or ocean |
| 2 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 3 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 4 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |