Where does “surrogately” come from?
surrogately (English) comes from English surrogate, from Latin surrogatus, from Latin surrogo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
surrogately (English): By means of a substitute; by proxy
Definitions
- By means of a substitute; by proxy
Ancestry of “surrogately”, step by step
surrogately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surrogate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surrogate | A substitute; A person or animal that acts as a... |
| 2 | Latin | surrogatus | Used or chosen as a surrogate, having been... |
| 3 | Latin | surrogo | Alternative form of subrogō; cause to be chosen... |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |