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substancial.

substantial

11 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaw/Brazil[su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaʊ̯]Brazil/su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/Brazil[su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯]Brazil

  1. substantial

    feminine · masculine

  2. basic, fundamental

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin substantis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin substantia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin substantiālisbor. Portuguese substancial Borrowed from Latin substantiālis.

noun/su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaw/Brazil[su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaʊ̯]Brazil/su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/Brazil[su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯]Brazil

  1. substance (the essential part of anything)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin substantis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin substantia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin substantiālisbor. Portuguese substancial Borrowed from Latin substantiālis.

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