Where does “substatute” come from?
substatute (English) comes from English statute, from Middle English statut, from Old French statut, from Latin statūtum, from Latin statūtus, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
substatute (English): A secondary or lesser statute
Definitions
- A secondary or lesser statute
Ancestry of “substatute”, step by step
substatute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English statute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | statute | Written law, as laid down by the legislature;... |
| 2 | Middle English | statut | — |
| 3 | Old French | statut | Alternative form of estatut |
| 4 | Latin | statūtum | — |
| 5 | Latin | statūtus | established |
| 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 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 | sub- | under, sub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |