Where does “unsubstantiality” come from?
unsubstantiality (English) comes from English substantiality, from Latin substantialitas, from Latin substantialis, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.
unsubstantiality (English): Synonym of insubstantiality
Definitions
- Synonym of insubstantiality
Ancestry of “unsubstantiality”, step by step
unsubstantiality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English substantiality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | substantiality | The state of being substantial; The extent to... |
| 2 | Latin | substantialitas | substantiality |
| 3 | Latin | substantialis | of or pertaining to the essence or substance;... |
| 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- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |