myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of sostituire

Etymology of the Italian word sostituire

the Italian word sostituire

derived from the Latin word substituere (place in rear, reserve; make subject)

derived from the Latin word statuere (set up, establish, set)

derived from the Latin word status (appointed; position, situation, condition)

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