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Where does “substantialness” come from?

substantialness (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.

substantialness (English): The state or condition of being substantial

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being substantial

Ancestry of “substantialness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubstantialHaving a substance; actually existing; Not...
2Frenchsubstantielsubstantial
3Latinsubstantialisof or pertaining to the essence or substance;...
4Latinsubstantiasubstance, essence, material, contents; fortune,...
5Latinsubstāns—
6Latinsubstō—
7Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
8Proto-Italicsupo—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →