Where does “sostener” come from?

sostener (Asturian) comes from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sostener (Asturian): to hold; to sustain

Definitions

  1. to hold; to sustain

Ancestry of “sostener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsustineoI hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →