Where does “sostenuto” come from?
sostenuto (Italian) comes from Italian sostenere, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sostenuto (Italian): fast, steady, high; reserved, distant; sostenuto
Definitions
- fast, steady, high; reserved, distant; sostenuto
Ancestry of “sostenuto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sostenere | to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the... |
| 2 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “sostenuto”