Etymology of subnormal by etymonline

mid-14c., substancial, "ample, sizeable," from Old French substantiel (13c.) and directly from Latin substantialis "having substance or reality, material,"

geek | Etymology of geek by etymonline

1560s, "sudden and apparently causeless turn of mind," of unknown origin. Perhaps it is from a dialectal survival of a word related to Middle ...

Etymology of ply by etymonline

The core of this is Latin plicare "to lay, fold, twist," from Proto-Italic *plekt-, from PIE root *plek- "to plait." The sense of "travel ...

Etymology of substitution by etymonline

*stā-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to stand, set down, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing." It ...

Etymology of subgroup by etymonline

"subordinate group in classification; subdivision of a group," 1825, from sub- + group… See origin and meaning of subgroup.

Etymology of insufficient by etymonline

late 14c., from Old French insufficient (14c.) or directly from Late Latin insufficientem (nominative insufficiens) "not sufficient," from in- " ...

Etymology of standard by etymonline

The other theory [OED, etc.] calls this folk-etymology and connects the Old French word to estendre "to stretch out," from Latin extendere (see ...

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I got online in 1995, I think, at the time when the Internet felt like a sub ... Etymonline - Online Etymology DictionaryFull List of SourcesLinksiOS App ...

Etymology of suspect by etymonline

early 14c., "suspected of wrongdoing, under or open to suspicion; of dubious or bad character;" mid-14c., "regarded with mistrust, liable to ...

Etymology of subsoil by etymonline

"under-soil, the layer or bed of less organic earthy matter immediately below the surface soil," 1799, from sub- "under, beneath" + soil (n.).

Etymology of succinct by etymonline

1530s, "briefly, concisely," from succinct + -ly (2). sub- · *upo · See all related words (4) >. Trends of ...

Etymology of terrestrial by etymonline

late 14c., "of or pertaining to the earth" (opposed to celestial), with + -al (1) + Latin terrestris "earthly, of the earth, on land," from terra "earth" (from ...

stint | Etymology of stint by etymonline

The sense-development of the English word is from influence of the Old Norse word. The Middle English adjective is attested from mid-15c. in the ...

Etymology of subgiant by etymonline

subgiant (n.) also sub-giant, in astronomy, in reference to stars above the H-R diagram's "main sequence" but less luminous than a typical ...

still | Etymology of still by etymonline

"motionless, stable, fixed, stationary," from Proto-Germanic *stilli- (source also of Old… See origin and meaning of still.

Etymology of underground by etymonline

late 14c., "below the surface of the earth," from under + ground (n.). As an adjective, "being below the surface of the ground," it is attested from c. 1600.

Etymology of supplication by etymonline

OED print and Century Dictionary have it as via plicare "to fold" (as in supplication). Barnhart on the other hand suggests it is an altered ...

Etymology of suffuse by etymonline

"to overspread," as with a fluid or tincture; "fill or cover," as with something fluid; 1580s, from Latin suffusus, past participle of ...

Etymology of sublime by etymonline

c. 1400, "boundary, frontier," from Old French limite "a boundary," from Latin limitem (nominative limes) "a boundary, limit, border, embankment ...

Etymology of subdivision by etymonline

also sub-divide, early 15c., subdividen, transitive, "divide (something) farther into smaller portions, re-divide after a first division," from ...