Where does “substitutive” come from?
substitutive (English) comes from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
substitutive (English): Characteristic of, or serving as a substitute
Definitions
- Characteristic of, or serving as a substitute
Ancestry of “substitutive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 2 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 3 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 4 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 5 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |