Where does “subterahertz” come from?
subterahertz (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.
subterahertz (English): Below one terahertz
Definitions
- Below one terahertz
Ancestry of “subterahertz”, step by step
subterahertz 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 terahertz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terahertz | A unit of measurement based on one trillion... |
| 2 | English | Hertz | Alternative letter-case form of hertz |
| 3 | German | Hertz | hertz; Obsolete spelling of Herz |
| 4 | German | Herz | heart; hearts; sweetheart, darling |
| 5 | Middle High German | herze | heart |
| 6 | Old High German | herza | heart |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |