sustineo.
to hold up or upright, uphold, support, sustain
Meaning & usage
to hold up or upright, uphold, support, sustain
to keep up, bear up, tolerate
to hold or keep back or in, stay, check, restrain, control
to keep back, put off, defer, delay
to uphold, sustain, maintain, preserve
to guard, protect
to undergo, endure, deign, withstand, hold out
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin sustineo From sub- + teneō (“hold; restrain”). Compare, on composition and meaning, with the later formed subteneō (“to hold underneath”).
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