Etymology of the English word subulate
the English word
subulatederived from the New Latin word
subulatusderived from the Latin word
subula (shoemaker's awl)
derived from the Latin word
suere (sew together, up, stitch; to accustom; to be accustomed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*syu-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*syū-Date
The earliest known usage of subulate in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
