Where does “subalternare” come from?

subalternare (Romanian) comes from Romanian alternare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

subalternare (Romanian): subalternation

Definitions

  1. subalternation

Ancestry of “subalternare”, step by step

subalternare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian alternare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianalternarealternation
2Romanian-re-ing, -ation
3Latin-ārefirst conjugation
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Romanian sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansubunder, below, beneath, underneath
2Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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