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Where does “substantīvus” come from?

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

substantīvus (Latvian): accusative plural form of substantīvs

Definitions

  1. accusative plural form of substantīvs

Ancestry of “substantīvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansubstantīvsnoun
2Latinsubstantīvus—
3Latinsubstantiasubstance, essence, material, contents; fortune,...
4Latinsubstāns—
5Latinsubstō—
6Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
7Proto-Italicsupo—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →