Where does “substantiality” come from?
Substantiality is derived from English substantial combined with French -ité, from Latin -itas and Proto-Indo-European -it-, forming a noun denoting the quality of being substantial.
substantiality (English): The state of being substantial; The extent to...
Definitions
- The state of being substantial; The extent to...
Ancestry of “substantiality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | substantialitas | substantiality |
| 2 | Latin | substantialis | of or pertaining to the essence or substance;... |
| 3 | Latin | substantia | substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,... |
| 4 | Latin | substāns | — |
| 5 | Latin | substō | to hold out, to stand firm |
| 6 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |