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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | substance | Physical matter; material; The essential part of... |
| 2 | Middle English | substance | — |
| 3 | Old French | substance | most essential; substantial part; existence |
| 4 | Latin | substantia | substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,... |
| 5 | Latin | substāns | — |
| 6 | Latin | substō | — |
| 7 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |