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Where does “sostẽer” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sostẽer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sostẽer”

  • suster
  • soster
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