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
- to support; to sustain; to detain
Ancestry of “suster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | sostẽer | — |
| 2 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |