Where does “subsentence” come from?
subsentence (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.
subsentence (English): A sentence making up part of a larger sentence
Definitions
- A sentence making up part of a larger sentence
Ancestry of “subsentence”, step by step
subsentence 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 sentence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sentence | The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a... |
| 2 | Middle French | sentence | sentence judgement; verdict |
| 3 | Old French | sentence | — |
| 4 | Latin | sententia | opinion, thought, feeling; purpose,... |
| 5 | Latin | sentīre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |