Where does “substància” come from?

substància (Catalan) comes from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

substància (Catalan): substance, matter

Definitions

substance, matter

Ancestry of “substància”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	substantia	substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,...
2	Latin	substāns	—
3	Latin	substō	to hold out, to stand firm
4	Latin	sub	under, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5	Proto-Italic	supo	under
6	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →