Where does “サステナブル” come from?
サステナブル (Japanese) comes from English sustainable, from English sustain, from Middle English susteinen, from Old French sustenir, from Vulgar Latin sustenire, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
サステナブル (Japanese): sustainable
Definitions
- sustainable
Ancestry of “サステナブル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sustainable | Able to be sustained; Able to be produced or... |
| 2 | English | sustain | To maintain, or keep in existence; To provide for... |
| 3 | Middle English | susteinen | — |
| 4 | Old French | sustenir | to hold up; to support; to support; to sustain |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sustenire | — |
| 6 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 7 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |