English
substantial
Substantial comes from Latin substantiālis.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubstantiālis
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400substanciel
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500substancial
- Englishearliest quotation 1927substantial
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubstantiālis
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400substanciel
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500substancial
- Englishearliest quotation 1927substantial
Earliest quotation: 1927, Ernest Bramah pseudonym; Ernest Brammah : “The blind man laughed and a substantial coin found…”
Every English word from Latin substantiālis
Today it means
adj Having a substance; actually existing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin substantiālis / substantial