Where does “subtorrid” come from?
subtorrid (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.
subtorrid (English): Nearly torrid
Definitions
- Nearly torrid
Ancestry of “subtorrid”, step by step
subtorrid 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 torrid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | torrid | Very hot and dry; Full of intense emotions... |
| 2 | Latin | torridus | dry, parched; baked, roasted; torrid |
| 3 | Latin | torreō | to scorch, burn, parch |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | torzeō | burn, scorch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | torséyeti | to make dry, to cause to dry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |