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Where does “sostegno” come from?

sostegno (Italian) comes from Italian sostenere, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sostegno (Italian): support; supporter

Definitions

  1. support; supporter

Ancestry of “sostegno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansostenereto support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the...
2LatinsustineoI hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sostegno”

  • centrosostegno
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →