Where does “subtrapeziform” come from?
subtrapeziform (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.
subtrapeziform (English): Shaped like a trapezium with an apical depression
Definitions
- Shaped like a trapezium with an apical depression
Ancestry of “subtrapeziform”, step by step
subtrapeziform 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 trapeziform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trapeziform | Shaped like a trapezium |
| 2 | Latin | trapezifōrmis | trapezoidal, trapeziform |
| 3 | Latin | trapezium | trapezium, trapezoid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τραπέζιον | irregular quadrilateral; little table; small... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τράπεζα | a table |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |