myEtymology.com: French etymology of substance

Etymology of the French word substance

the Old French word substance

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 *upo

Dutch substantie, English substance, German Substanz, Italian sostanzia, Norwegian substans, Polish substancja, Provençal sustancia, Spanish substancia, Swedish substans

Word found in Old French