Where does “sostenuto” come from?

sostenuto (English) comes from Italian sostenuto, from Italian sostenere, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sostenuto (English): played in a sustained manner beyond the notes...

Definitions

  1. played in a sustained manner beyond the notes...

Ancestry of “sostenuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansostenutofast, steady, high; reserved, distant; sostenuto
2Italiansostenereto support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the...
3LatinsustineoI hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →