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Where does “substantīvus” come from?

substantīvus (Latin) comes from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “substantīvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubstantiasubstance, essence, material, contents; fortune,...
2Latinsubstāns—
3Latinsubstō—
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupo—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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