Where does “soustenir” come from?

soustenir (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sustenire, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

soustenir (Old French): to keep up; to sustain; to bear

Definitions

  1. to keep up; to sustain; to bear

Ancestry of “soustenir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsustenire—
2LatinsustineoI hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “soustenir”

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