Where does “subtomentose” come from?
subtomentose (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.
subtomentose (English): Somewhat tomentose
Definitions
- Somewhat tomentose
Ancestry of “subtomentose”, step by step
subtomentose 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 tomentose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tomentose | covered in hairs |
| 2 | New Latin | tomentosus | having a mass of rough hairs |
| 3 | Latin | -osus | -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to |
| 4 | Old Latin | -osos | accusative masculine plural of -ōsus |
| 5 | Latin | ont-to-s | — |
| 6 | Latin | -o-wont-to-s | — |