Where does “subsubsequence” come from?
subsubsequence (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.
subsubsequence (English): A subsequence of a subsequence
Definitions
- A subsequence of a subsequence
Ancestry of “subsubsequence”, step by step
subsubsequence 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 subsequence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subsequence | A subsequent act or thing; a sequel; The state of... |
| 2 | English | subsequent | Following in time; coming or being after... |
| 3 | Middle French | subséquent | — |
| 4 | Latin | subsequentis | genitive masculine singular of subsequēns;... |
| 5 | Latin | subsequens | ensuing, succeeding |
| 6 | Latin | subsequor | I follow close after or immediately; ensue,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |