Where does “substoreroom” come from?
substoreroom (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.
substoreroom (English): A secondary or subsidiary storeroom
Definitions
- A secondary or subsidiary storeroom
Ancestry of “substoreroom”, step by step
substoreroom 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 storeroom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | storeroom | A room used for storage |
| 2 | English | room | Opportunity or scope; Space "for" something, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | roum | A space or area; A room |
| 4 | Old English | rūm | room, space; roomy, spacious, ample, extensive,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |