Where does “nonsubsistence” come from?
nonsubsistence (English) comes from English subsistence, from Latin subsistentia, from Latin subsistens, from Latin subsistō, from Latin sistō, from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
nonsubsistence (English): Not for the purpose of subsistence, or keeping oneself alive
Definitions
- Not for the purpose of subsistence, or keeping oneself alive
Ancestry of “nonsubsistence”, step by step
nonsubsistence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subsistence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subsistence | Real being; existence; The act of maintaining... |
| 2 | Latin | subsistentia | nominative neuter plural of subsistēns;... |
| 3 | Latin | subsistens | halting, stopping |
| 4 | Latin | subsistō | to halt or stop |
| 5 | Latin | sistō | to cause to stand; to set; to place |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sistō | stand; place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |