Where does “sostentacolo” come from?

sostentacolo (Italian) comes from Latin sustentaculum, from Latin sustento, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sostentacolo (Italian): support

Definitions

  1. support

Ancestry of “sostentacolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsustentaculumprop, stay, support; sustenance, nourishment
2LatinsustentoI uphold, support, prop or sustain; I endure or...
3LatinsustineoI hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Latin sub-
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