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substituo.

to place next to, under, or instead of

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[sʊpˈstɪ.tu.oː]Classical-Latin[subˈstiː.tu.o]
  1. to place next to, under, or instead of

    conjugation-3
  2. to substitute, put instead or in the place of another

    conjugation-3
    aliquem in alicuius locum substituere
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Italic *statujō Proto-Italic *statuō Latin statuō Latin substituō From sub- (“under; beneath; below”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).

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