Where does “subsider” come from?
subsider (English) comes from English subside, from Latin subsido, from Latin sido, from Proto-Italic sizdō, from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
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- A vessel in which clarification occurs; a...
Ancestry of “subsider”, step by step
subsider traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English subside
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subside | To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as... |
| 2 | Latin | subsido | I squat; I settle, subside; I run aground |
| 3 | Latin | sido | I sit down, I seat oneself, I settle; I sink... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sizdō | sit, settle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sísdeti | to be sitting down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |
via Dutch subsidiair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | subsidiair | subsidiary, supplemental, replacing especially if an earlier arrangement has been proven wanting |
| 2 | French | subsidiaire | subsidiary, auxiliary or supplemental;... |
| 3 | Latin | subsidiarius | reserve |