Etymology of the English word substantive
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
*upoDate
The earliest known usage of substantive in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
substantival,
substantivizeCognates
Dutch
substantief, French
substantif, German
Substantiv, Italian
sostantivo, Norwegian
substantiv, Spanish
substantivo, Swedish
substantivUsage
Word found in Modern English
