Where does “σουτιέν” come from?
σουτιέν (Greek) comes from French soutien, from French soutenir, from Middle French soustenir, from Old French soustenir, from Vulgar Latin sustenire, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
σουτιέν (Greek): brassiere, bra
Ancestry of “σουτιέν”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | soutien | support |
| 2 | French | soutenir | to support; to keep up; to maintain |
| 3 | Middle French | soustenir | to keep up; to sustain |
| 4 | Old French | soustenir | to keep up; to sustain; to bear |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sustenire | — |
| 6 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 7 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |