Where does “subverbally” come from?
subverbally (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.
subverbally (English): In a subverbal manner
Definitions
- In a subverbal manner
Ancestry of “subverbally”, step by step
subverbally 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 verbally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verbally | In a verbal manner; with words; by speaking |
| 2 | English | verbal | Of or relating to words; Concerned with the... |
| 3 | Old French | verbal | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | verbalis | belonging to a word; wordy, verbal |
| 5 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |