Where does “sustenter” come from?

sustenter (French) comes from Latin sustento, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sustenter (French): eat, to take sustenance

Definitions

  1. eat, to take sustenance

Ancestry of “sustenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsustentoI uphold, support, prop or sustain; I endure or...
2LatinsustineoI hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

Words derived from “sustenter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Latin sub-