Where does “subtypical” come from?
subtypical (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.
subtypical (English): Relating to a subtype; Deviating somewhat from...
Definitions
- Relating to a subtype; Deviating somewhat from...
Ancestry of “subtypical”, step by step
subtypical 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 typical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | typical | Capturing the overall sense of a thing;... |
| 2 | Late Latin | typicalis | — |
| 3 | Latin | typicus | figurative, typical; periodic; When it is the... |
| 4 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |