Where does “polysubstance” come from?
polysubstance (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.
polysubstance (English): Involving many substances
Definitions
- Involving many substances
Ancestry of “polysubstance”, step by step
| 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- | — |