sustenance

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Etymology

From Middle English sustenaunce, from Old French sustenance, from sustenir with the suffix -ance, from Vulgar Latin *sustenire, from Latin sustinere.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/

Noun

sustenance

1. Something that provides support or nourishment.

Related terms

• subsistence

Translations

• German: Nahrung, Verpflegung
• Russian: пропита́ние
• Spanish: victo (daily)

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