Where does “centrosostegno” come from?
centrosostegno (Italian) comes from Italian sostegno, from Italian sostenere, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
centrosostegno (Italian): centre half
Ancestry of “centrosostegno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sostegno | support; supporter |
| 2 | Italian | sostenere | to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the... |
| 3 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |