myEtymology.com: English etymology of sustentation

Etymology of the English word sustentation

the English word sustentation

derived from the Old French word sustentation

derived from the Late Latin word sustentatio

derived from the Latin word sustentatus (support, sustaining, bearing)

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 sustentation in English dates from the 14th century.

Word found in Modern English