Where does “suportar” come from?

suportar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese soportar, from Latin supportāre, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suportar (Portuguese): to tolerate; put up with; take

Definitions

  1. to tolerate; put up with; take

Ancestry of “suportar”, step by step

suportar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese soportar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesoportar—
2Latinsupportāre—
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Latin supportō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsupportōto carry, bring, convey or transport
2Latinportōto carry, bear
3Indo-European*per-—

Words derived from “suportar”

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