Where does “subsizar” come from?
subsizar (English) comes from English sizar, from English sizer, from English size, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
subsizar (English): An under sizar; a student of lower rank than a...
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- An under sizar; a student of lower rank than a...
Ancestry of “subsizar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sizar | At certain universities, e.g. Cambridge and... |
| 2 | English | sizer | An instrument or contrivance to size articles, or... |
| 3 | English | size | An assize; A regulation determining the amount of... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |