Where does “subunderlessee” come from?
subunderlessee (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.
Ancestry of “subunderlessee”, step by step
subunderlessee 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 underlessee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underlessee | The person who is granted an underlease |
| 2 | English | lessee | An individual or a corporation who has the right... |
| 3 | Old French | lessié | past participle of lessier |
| 4 | Old French | lessier | Alternative form of laissier; to permit, to let |
| 5 | Latin | laxo | I extend, expand; I open, make wide; I undo,... |
| 6 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |