Where does “sostenimento” come from?

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

sostenimento (Italian): support

Definitions

  1. support

Ancestry of “sostenimento”, 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-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sostenimento”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →