Where does “subsat” come from?
subsat (Volapük) comes from Latin substantīvus, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
subsat (Volapük): substantive, noun
Definitions
- substantive, noun
Ancestry of “subsat”, step by step
subsat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin substantīvus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | substantīvus | substantive |
| 2 | Latin | substantia | substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,... |
| 3 | Latin | substāns | — |
| 4 | Latin | substō | to hold out, to stand firm |
| 5 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English subsatellite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subsatellite | A component of a satellite that is released once... |
| 2 | English | satellite | A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger... |
| 3 | Middle French | satellite | a guard or watchman |
| 4 | Latin | satelles | attendant, guard, bodyguard; accomplice, follower |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋 | — |