Where does “subtab” come from?
subtab (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.
subtab (English): A tab that is part of another tab or section
Definitions
- A tab that is part of another tab or section
Ancestry of “subtab”, step by step
subtab 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 tab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tab | A small flap or strip of material attached to... |
| 2 | English | tablature | A form of musical notation indicating fingering... |
| 3 | Italian | tavolatura | — |
| 4 | Latin | tabulatura | — |
| 5 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |