Where does “subtrope” come from?
subtrope (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.
subtrope (English): A trope that is a subtype of some other trope
Definitions
- A trope that is a subtype of some other trope
Ancestry of “subtrope”, step by step
subtrope 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 trope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trope | Something recurring across a genre or type of art... |
| 2 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |