Where does “substantivement” come from?
substantivement (French) comes from French substantivé, from French substantiver, from French substantif, from Latin substantīvus, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub.
substantivement (French): substantively
Definitions
- substantively
Ancestry of “substantivement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | substantivé | nominalized |
| 2 | French | substantiver | to substantivise, nominalize |
| 3 | French | substantif | substantive |
| 4 | Latin | substantīvus | substantive |
| 5 | Latin | substantia | substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,... |
| 6 | Latin | substāns | — |
| 7 | Latin | substō | to hold out, to stand firm |
| 8 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |