Where does “subtreasury” come from?
subtreasury (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.
subtreasury (English): A subordinate treasury, or place of deposit
Definitions
- A subordinate treasury, or place of deposit
Ancestry of “subtreasury”, step by step
subtreasury 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 Treasury
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Treasury | A government department responsible for the... |
| 2 | Middle English | tresorie | A treasury repository for valuables |
| 3 | Old French | tresorie | — |
| 4 | Old French | tresor | treasure |
| 5 | Latin | thēsaurus | treasure, hoard |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θησαυρός | treasure; vault, repository, chest |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |