Where does “nonsubstantial” come from?
nonsubstantial (English) comes from English substantial, from French substantiel, from Latin substantialis, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.
nonsubstantial (English): Not substantial; without substance
Definitions
- Not substantial; without substance
Ancestry of “nonsubstantial”, step by step
nonsubstantial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English substantial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | substantial | Having a substance; actually existing; Not... |
| 2 | French | substantiel | substantial |
| 3 | Latin | substantialis | of or pertaining to the essence or substance;... |
| 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- | — |