Where does “subtroglophile” come from?
subtroglophile (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.
subtroglophile (English): Any organism that lives in caves for part of the time
Definitions
- Any organism that lives in caves for part of the time
Ancestry of “subtroglophile”, step by step
subtroglophile 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 troglophile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | troglophile | Able to live its entire life in a cave |
| 2 | English | troglo- | cave |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρώγλη | hole, hollow |
| 4 | Latin | raptor | A thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |