Where does “nonsustainable” come from?
nonsustainable (English) comes from English sustainable, from English sustain, from Middle English susteinen, from Old French sustenir, from Vulgar Latin sustenire, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
nonsustainable (English): Not sustainable
Ancestry of “nonsustainable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sustainable | Able to be sustained; Able to be produced or... |
| 2 | English | sustain | To maintain, or keep in existence; To provide for... |
| 3 | Middle English | susteinen | — |
| 4 | Old French | sustenir | to hold up; to support; to support; to sustain |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sustenire | — |
| 6 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 7 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |