Etymology of the English word substitute
the English word
substitutederived from the Latin word
substituere (place in rear, reserve; make subject)
derived from the Latin word
statuere (set up, establish, set)
derived from the Latin word
status (appointed; position, situation, condition)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoDate
The earliest known usage of substitute in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
trisubstituted,
substituted,
substitutingCognates
Dutch
substitueren, French
substituer, German
substituieren, Italian
sostituire, Latin
substituere, Norwegian
substituere, Swedish
substitueraUsage
Word found in Modern English
