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Where does “sustentans” come from?

sustentans (Latin) comes from Latin sustento, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sustentans (Latin): sustaining, holding up

Definitions

  1. sustaining, holding up

Ancestry of “sustentans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsustentoI uphold, support, prop or sustain; I endure or...
2LatinsustineoI hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →