English word sustain comes from Latin teneo, Latin subteneo, Latin sub- (Sub-.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| teneo | Latin (lat) | (of laws) I am binding on; bind, hold, obligate. (reflexive) I keep back, remain, stay, hold position. I comprise, contain, include, hold. I hold fast, restrain, detain, check, control; bind, fetter. I hold, have; grasp. I insist, uphold. I know, grasp, understand, conceive. I possess, occupy, control. I reach, attain; gain, acquire, obtain. I recollect, retain knowledge of, remember, bear [...] |
| subteneo | Latin (lat) | |
| sub- | Latin (lat) | Sub-. |
| sustineo | Latin (lat) | I hold or keep back or in, stay, check, restrain, control.. I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up, support, sustain, tolerate.. I keep back, put off, defer, delay.. I undergo, endure, deign, withstand, hold out.. I uphold, sustain, maintain, preserve; guard, protect. |
| *sustenīre | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| soustenir | Old French (fro) | To bear (suffering, a burden, punishment, etc.). To keep up; to sustain. |
| sustain | English (en) | (music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano. (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.. (transitive) To encourage (something). (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought):. (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).. (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.. (transitive) To provide for or [...] |