Where does “subliminalement” come from?
subliminalement (French) comes from French subliminal, from English subliminal, from German unterschwellig, from German Unter, from Middle High German under, from Old High German untar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér — in; in, inside.
subliminalement (French): subliminally
Ancestry of “subliminalement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | subliminal | subliminal |
| 2 | English | subliminal | Below the threshold of conscious perception,... |
| 3 | German | unterschwellig | subliminal |
| 4 | German | Unter | jack, knave |
| 5 | Middle High German | under | — |
| 6 | Old High German | untar | under |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |