Where does “sustento” come from?

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

sustento (Latin): I uphold, support, prop or sustain; I endure or...

Definitions

  1. I uphold, support, prop or sustain; I endure or...

Ancestry of “sustento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsustineoI hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sustento”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →
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