Where does “subulate” come from?

subulate (English) comes from Latin subulatus, from Latin subula, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

subulate (English): Awl-shaped; tapering into a sharp point from a...

Definitions

  1. Awl-shaped; tapering into a sharp point from a...

Ancestry of “subulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubulatusof, pertaining to or resembling an awl
2Latinsubulashoemaker's awl
3Latinsuōto sew, stitch
4Proto-Italicsūōsew, stitch
5Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

Words derived from “subulate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Italic sūō →Every word from Latin suō →