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Where does “supersubstantial” come from?

supersubstantial (English) comes from English substantial, from French substantiel, from Latin substantialis, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.

supersubstantial (English): More than substantial, transcending all...

Definitions

  1. More than substantial, transcending all...

Ancestry of “supersubstantial”, 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—
7Latinstō—
8Proto-Italicstaēōstand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
10Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “supersubstantial”

  • supersubstantially
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