Where does “substantiivi” come from?
substantiivi (Finnish) comes from Romanian substantiv, from French substantif, from Latin substantīvus, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.
substantiivi (Finnish): substantive, noun
Definitions
- substantive, noun
Ancestry of “substantiivi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | substantiv | noun |
| 2 | French | substantif | substantive |
| 3 | Latin | substantīvus | substantive |
| 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- | — |