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Where does “transubstanciar” come from?

transubstanciar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese substância, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

transubstanciar (Portuguese): to transubstantiate

Definitions

  1. to transubstantiate

Ancestry of “transubstanciar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesubstânciasubstance; physical matter; substance; the power...
2Latinsubstantiasubstance, essence, material, contents; fortune,...
3Latinsubstāns—
4Latinsubstō—
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupo—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “transubstanciar”

  • transubstanciação
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