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Where does “substaint” come from?

substaint (Irish) comes from Middle Irish substaint, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

substaint (Irish): substance; solid worth; property, wealth

Definitions

  1. substance; solid worth; property, wealth

Ancestry of “substaint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishsubstaint—
2Latinsubstantiasubstance, essence, material, contents; fortune,...
3Latinsubstāns—
4Latinsubstō—
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupo—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “substaint”

  • antashubstaint
  • substaintiúil
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