Where does “substrategic” come from?
substrategic (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.
substrategic (English): At a lesser level than full strategic nuclear...
Definitions
- At a lesser level than full strategic nuclear...
Ancestry of “substrategic”, step by step
substrategic 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 strategic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strategic | of or pertaining to strategy |
| 2 | French | stratégique | strategic, strategical |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγικός | of or for a general; suited or fitted for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγός | A leader or commander of an army: general; The... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |