Etymology of the Latin word sustinere
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
*upoderived from the Medieval Latin word
tenere (hold, keep; comprehend; represent; support)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Derivations in Latin
sustentare,
sustinensDerivations in other languages
French
sustain, Italian
sostenere, Portuguese
suster, Spanish
sostenerCognates
Catalan
sostenir, English
sustain, French
soutenir, Italian
sostenere, Portuguese
soster
