Where does “subsistência” come from?
subsistência (Portuguese) comes from Latin subsistentia, from Latin subsistens, from Latin subsistō, from Latin sistō, from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
subsistência (Portuguese): subsistence
Definitions
- subsistence
Ancestry of “subsistência”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | subsistentia | nominative neuter plural of subsistēns;... |
| 2 | Latin | subsistens | halting, stopping |
| 3 | Latin | subsistō | to halt or stop |
| 4 | Latin | sistō | to cause to stand; to set; to place |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sistō | stand; place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |