Where does “sustineo” come from?

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

sustineo (Latin): I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...

Definitions

  1. I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...

Ancestry of “sustineo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsub-under, sub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sustineo”

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