Where does “subtrigonal” come from?
subtrigonal (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.
subtrigonal (English): Beneath the trigone
Definitions
- Beneath the trigone
Ancestry of “subtrigonal”, step by step
subtrigonal 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 trigonal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trigonal | Triangular; Of or pertaining to a crystal system... |
| 2 | English | trigon | A triangle; An ancient triangular harp of... |
| 3 | French | trigone | — |
| 4 | Latin | trigonum | nominative neuter singular of trigōnus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνον | triangle; one of the Athenian lawcourts; the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τρίγωνος | three-cornered; three-sided |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |