Where does “soutien” come from?
soutien (French) comes from French soutenir, from Middle French soustenir, from Old French soustenir, from Vulgar Latin sustenire, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
soutien (French): support
Ancestry of “soutien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | soutenir | to support; to keep up; to maintain |
| 2 | Middle French | soustenir | to keep up; to sustain |
| 3 | Old French | soustenir | to keep up; to sustain; to bear |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sustenire | — |
| 5 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 6 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “soutien”