Where does “subslice” come from?
subslice (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.
subslice (English): A slice that makes up part of a larger slice
Definitions
- A slice that makes up part of a larger slice
Ancestry of “subslice”, step by step
subslice 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 slice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slice | That which is thin and broad; A thin, broad piece... |
| 2 | Middle English | sclise | spatula |
| 3 | Old French | esclice | — |
| 4 | Old French | esclicer | to shatter, split, cleave |
| 5 | Frankish | slitjan | to split up |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slitjaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |