Where does “suster” come from?

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

suster (Portuguese): to support; to sustain; to detain

Definitions

  1. to support; to sustain; to detain

Ancestry of “suster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesostẽer—
2LatinsustineoI hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →