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

  1. supporter, maintainer; supporting

Ancestry of “sostentatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansostentareto support, maintain, sustain or hold up; to...
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-

Words derived from “sostentatore

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Latin sub-