Etymograph

English

substant

Substant comes from Latin substāns.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubstānsas substantis
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1884substant

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubstānsas substantis
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1884substant

Earliest quotation: 1884, The Century: Illustrated Monthly Magazin, New York City: The Century Company: “[The glacier's] substant ice curls freely, molds, and breaks…”

first attested First attested in 1597 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1597.

Every English word from Latin substāns

Today it means

noun Something that subsists.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin substāns / substant

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