Where does “sutien” come from?
sutien (Romanian) comes from French soutien, from French soutenir, from Middle French soustenir, from Old French soustenir, from Vulgar Latin sustenire, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
sutien (Romanian): bra
Definitions
- bra
Ancestry of “sutien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | soutien | support |
| 2 | French | soutenir | to support; to keep up; to maintain |
| 3 | Middle French | soustenir | to keep up; to sustain |
| 4 | Old French | soustenir | to keep up; to sustain; to bear |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sustenire | — |
| 6 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 7 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |