Where does “subunitary” come from?
subunitary (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.
subunitary (English): Of or relating to a subunit; Of a magnitude of...
Definitions
- Of or relating to a subunit; Of a magnitude of...
Ancestry of “subunitary”, step by step
subunitary 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 unitary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unitary | Having the quality of oneness; That concentrates... |
| 2 | English | unit | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a... |
| 3 | English | unite | To bring together as one; To come together as... |
| 4 | Middle English | uniten | to annex; to unite |
| 5 | Latin | ūnītus | united |
| 6 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 7 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |