Where does “subtherapeutical” come from?
subtherapeutical (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.
Ancestry of “subtherapeutical”, step by step
subtherapeutical 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 therapeutical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | therapeutical | therapeutic; Such an agent |
| 2 | English | therapeutic | Of, or relating to therapy; Having a positive... |
| 3 | New Latin | therapeuticus | curing, healing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτικός | attentive, helpful, obliging, curative |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτής | One who waits upon another; attendant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |