Where does “sublocotenenție” come from?
sublocotenenție (Romanian) comes from Romanian sublocotenent, from Romanian locotenent, from Italian luogotenente, from Italian luogo, from Italian loco, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
sublocotenenție (Romanian): sublieutenancy
Definitions
- sublieutenancy
Ancestry of “sublocotenenție”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sublocotenent | second lieutenant |
| 2 | Romanian | locotenent | lieutenant |
| 3 | Italian | luogotenente | lieutenant |
| 4 | Italian | luogo | place |
| 5 | Italian | loco | Archaic form of luogo; first-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |