Where does “substantiva” come from?
substantiva (Romanian) comes from French substantiver, from French substantif, from Latin substantīvus, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.
substantiva (Romanian): to substantivise, nominalize
Definitions
- to substantivise, nominalize
Ancestry of “substantiva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | substantiver | to substantivise, nominalize |
| 2 | French | substantif | substantive |
| 3 | Latin | substantīvus | substantive |
| 4 | Latin | substantia | substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,... |
| 5 | Latin | substāns | — |
| 6 | Latin | substō | to hold out, to stand firm |
| 7 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |