Etymograph

English

substatute

From sub- + statute.

Formed from sub- + statute

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws ‘to stand (up)’

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Latin statutus ‘established’

Late Latin statutum ‘a statute’

Old French statut

Middle English statut

English statute

Today it means

noun A secondary or lesser statute.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “substatute”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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