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