myEtymology.com: English etymology of sustentacular

Etymology of the English word sustentacular

the English word sustentacular

derived from the Late Latin word sustentaculum (support; nourishment; prop; rack)

derived from the Latin word sustentare (endure, hold out)

derived from the Latin word sustinere (support; check; put off)

using the Latin prefix sus-

derived from the Latin word citare (urge on, encourage; promote)

derived from the Latin word citus (quick, swift, rapid)

derived from the Latin word ciere (disturb, shake; provoke; move, set in motion; excite)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kei-

derived from the Latin word cire (disturb, shake; provoke; move, set in motion; excite)

derived from the Latin prefix sub-

derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

derived from the Medieval Latin word tenere (hold, keep; comprehend; represent; support)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ten-

The earliest known usage of sustentacular in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English