Where does “substantivare” come from?
substantivare (Romanian) comes from Romanian substantiva, from French substantiver, from French substantif, from Latin substantīvus, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub.
substantivare (Romanian): substantivisation
Definitions
- substantivisation
Ancestry of “substantivare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | substantiva | to substantivise, nominalize |
| 2 | French | substantiver | to substantivise, nominalize |
| 3 | French | substantif | substantive |
| 4 | Latin | substantīvus | substantive |
| 5 | Latin | substantia | substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,... |
| 6 | Latin | substāns | — |
| 7 | Latin | substō | to hold out, to stand firm |
| 8 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |