Where does “sustenir” come from?

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

sustenir (Old French): to hold up; to support; to support; to sustain

Definitions

  1. to hold up; to support; to support; to sustain

Ancestry of “sustenir”, 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 “sustenir”

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