English
substitution
Substitution comes from Latin substituō ‘to substitute, put instead or in the place of…’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *statuō ‘to erect, set up’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*statuō‘to erect, set up’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatuō‘to put up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubstituō‘to substitute, put instead or in the place of another’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsubstitutio
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600substitution
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*statuō‘to erect, set up’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatuō‘to put up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubstituō‘to substitute, put instead or in the place of another’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsubstitutio
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600substitution
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
system, post, stay, rest, stand, distance, assistant, stadium, assistance, instance, stood, establish, stable, assist, contest, consistent, instant, stem, stability, distant, resist, destiny, insist, persistent, testimony, destination, static, substance, consist, persist, stud, stool, stale, extant, stamina, stationary, distal, attest, stead, armistice, 151 more
through Proto-Italic *status ‘setting up’
state, statuette, estado, 6 more
through Latin statuō ‘to put up’
institute, statue, constitution, institution, statute, constitute, constituent, prostitute, prostitution, destitute, restitution, destitution, 6 more
Today it means
noun The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *statuō / substitution