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Where does “unsubstantialize” come from?

unsubstantialize (English) comes from English unsubstantial, from English substantial, from French substantiel, from Latin substantialis, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub.

unsubstantialize (English): To make unsubstantial

Definitions

  1. To make unsubstantial

Ancestry of “unsubstantialize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunsubstantialInsubstantial
2EnglishsubstantialHaving a substance; actually existing; Not...
3Frenchsubstantielsubstantial
4Latinsubstantialisof or pertaining to the essence or substance;...
5Latinsubstantiasubstance, essence, material, contents; fortune,...
6Latinsubstāns—
7Latinsubstō—
8Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
9Proto-Italicsupo—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →