Where does “subsphenoidal” come from?
subsphenoidal (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.
subsphenoidal (English): Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the...
Definitions
- Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the...
Ancestry of “subsphenoidal”, step by step
subsphenoidal 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 sphenoidal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sphenoidal | Synonym of sphenoid |
| 2 | English | sphenoid | Having a wedged shape; Relating to the compound... |
| 3 | New Latin | sphenoides | Shaped like a wedge |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφηνοειδής | Wedge-shaped |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |