Where does “substitute” come from?
Substitute comes from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, the past participle of Latin substituo, meaning to put in place of another.
substitute (English): To use in place of something else, with the same...
Definitions
- To use in place of something else, with the same...
Ancestry of “substitute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 2 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 3 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 4 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |