Where does “subsynaptic” come from?
subsynaptic (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.
subsynaptic (English): Underneath a synapse
Definitions
- Underneath a synapse
Ancestry of “subsynaptic”, step by step
subsynaptic 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 synaptic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | synaptic | Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between... |
| 2 | New Latin | synapticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συναπτικός | capable of adjusting; hypothetical conjunction |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συνάπτω | I join together, connect |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |