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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

  1. substantively

Ancestry of “substantivement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsubstantivénominalized
2Frenchsubstantiverto substantivise, nominalize
3Frenchsubstantifsubstantive
4Latinsubstantīvus—
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- →