Where does “subulate” come from?

subulate (Latin) comes from Latin subulatus, from Latin subula, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

subulate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of sūbulātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of sūbulātus

Ancestry of “subulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubulatusof, pertaining to or resembling an awl
2Latinsubulashoemaker's awl
3Latinsuōto sew, stitch
4Proto-Italicsūōsew, stitch
5Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Italic sūō →Every word from Latin suō →