Where does “nonsubstance” come from?
nonsubstance (English) comes from English substance, from Middle English substance, from Old French substance, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.
nonsubstance (English): That which is not a substance
Definitions
- That which is not a substance
Ancestry of “nonsubstance”, step by step
nonsubstance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English substance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | substance | Physical matter; material; The essential part of... |
| 2 | Middle English | substance | essence |
| 3 | Old French | substance | most essential; substantial part; existence |
| 4 | Latin | substantia | substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,... |
| 5 | Latin | substāns | — |
| 6 | Latin | substō | to hold out, to stand firm |
| 7 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |