Where does “subtechnical” come from?
subtechnical (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.
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Ancestry of “subtechnical”, step by step
subtechnical 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 technical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | technical | Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts,... |
| 2 | Latin | technicus | technical |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τεχνικός | technical; artistic, skillful; of or pertaining... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |