Where does “subspecialism” come from?
subspecialism (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.
subspecialism (English): subspecialty
Definitions
- subspecialty
Ancestry of “subspecialism”, step by step
subspecialism 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 specialism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | specialism | Speciality; The concentration of one's efforts... |
| 2 | English | special | Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality; Of... |
| 3 | Middle English | special | — |
| 4 | Old French | especial | special; powerful; mighty |
| 5 | Latin | specialis | specific |
| 6 | Latin | speciēs | seeing, view, look |
| 7 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |