Etymology of the English word substance
the English word
substancederived from the Old French word
substancederived from the Latin word
substantia (substance; nature; substance, resources)
derived from the Latin word
substare (hold firm; stand under)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoDate
The earliest known usage of substance in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
substantie, French
substance, German
Substanz, Italian
sostanzia, Norwegian
substans, Polish
substancja, Provençal
sustancia, Spanish
substancia, Swedish
substansUsage
Word found in Modern English
