French word soutien 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) | |
| sustenir | Old French (fro) | (by extension) to support; to sustain. To hold up; to support. |
| soustenir | Middle French (frm) | To keep up; to sustain. |
| soutenir | French (fr) | (used with que) to maintain (that). To keep up. To support. |
| soutien | French (fr) | Support (physical). Support (psychological/emotional). |