Where does “sustentabilidad” come from?
sustentabilidad (Spanish) comes from Spanish sustentable, from Spanish sustentar, from Latin sustento, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sustentabilidad (Spanish): sustainability
Definitions
- sustainability
Ancestry of “sustentabilidad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sustentable | sustainable |
| 2 | Spanish | sustentar | to sustain, support, underpin; to sustain,... |
| 3 | Latin | sustento | I uphold, support, prop or sustain; I endure or... |
| 4 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 5 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |