myEtymology.com: French etymology of sustain

Etymology of the French word sustain

the Old French word sustain

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-

English sustain

Word found in Old French