myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of sostenere

Etymology of the Italian word sostenere

the Italian word sostenere

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-

Catalan sostenir, English sustain, French soutenir, Latin sustinere, Portuguese soster