Where does “substantifique” come from?

substantifique (French) comes from French substance, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

substantifique (French): substantive

Definitions

  1. substantive

Ancestry of “substantifique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsubstancesubstance
2Latinsubstantiasubstance, essence, material, contents; fortune,...
3Latinsubstāns—
4Latinsubstōto hold out, to stand firm
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupounder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →