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Where does “substancial” come from?

substancial (Spanish) comes from Spanish sustancial, from Late Latin substantialis, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

substancial (Spanish): Alternative form of sustancial

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sustancial

Ancestry of “substancial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsustancialsubstantial
2Late Latinsubstantialisof or pertaining to the essence or substance;...
3Latinsubstantiasubstance, essence, material, contents; fortune,...
4Latinsubstāns—
5Latinsubstō—
6Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
7Proto-Italicsupo—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “substancial”

  • substancialmente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →