Where does “sostentatore” come from?
sostentatore (Italian) comes from Italian sostentare, from Latin sustento, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sostentatore (Italian): supporter, maintainer; supporting
Definitions
- supporter, maintainer; supporting
Ancestry of “sostentatore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sostentare | to support, maintain, sustain or hold up; to... |
| 2 | Latin | sustento | I uphold, support, prop or sustain; I endure or... |
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “sostentatore”