Etymology of the English word substantival
the English word
substantivalderived from the English word
substantivederived from the Old French word
substantifderived from the Late Latin word
substantivus (self-existent; substantive)
derived 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
*upousing the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisUsage
Word found in Modern English
