Where does “ουσιαστικός” come from?
ουσιαστικός (Greek) comes from French substantiel, from Latin substantialis, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
ουσιαστικός (Greek): substantial, real; essential
Definitions
- substantial, real; essential
Ancestry of “ουσιαστικός”, step by step
ουσιαστικός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French substantiel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | substantiel | substantial |
| 2 | Latin | substantialis | of or pertaining to the essence or substance;... |
| 3 | Latin | substantia | substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,... |
| 4 | Latin | substāns | — |
| 5 | Latin | substō | to hold out, to stand firm |
| 6 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Greek ουσία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | ουσία | being; substance; meaning, sense |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |