Where does “subsulcate” come from?
subsulcate (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.
subsulcate (English): Almost or somewhat sulcate
Definitions
- Almost or somewhat sulcate
Ancestry of “subsulcate”, step by step
subsulcate 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 sulcate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulcate | Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows |
| 2 | Latin | sulcatus | ploughed; sulcate |
| 3 | Latin | sulco | I plough, furrow, turn up; I carve, cleave; I... |
| 4 | Latin | sulcus | furrow; ploughing |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | solkos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |