Where does “sosteniment” come from?

sosteniment (Romanian) comes from Italian sostenimento, from Italian sostenere, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sosteniment (Romanian): support

Definitions

  1. support

Ancestry of “sosteniment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansostenimentosupport
2Italiansostenereto support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the...
3LatinsustineoI hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,...
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →