Where does “subunguligrade” come from?
subunguligrade (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.
subunguligrade (English): Intermediate between unguligrade and digitigrade
Definitions
- Intermediate between unguligrade and digitigrade
Ancestry of “subunguligrade”, step by step
subunguligrade 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 unguligrade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unguligrade | That walks on hooves; An animal that walks on... |
| 2 | English | -grade | Describes a specified way of walking or locomotion, especially according to the limbs or organs utilized |
| 3 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |