Etymology

support

sup·port
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Today it means: To help keep from falling. Full definition →

Middle English supporten ← Old French supporter ← Latin supportō
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support · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromsupportō
  2. Old French · derived fromsupporter
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsupporten
  4. English todaysupport

From Middle English supporten, from Old French supporter, from Latin supportō.

support · noun2

  1. Middle French · derived fromsupport
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsupport
  3. English todaysupport

From Middle English support, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French support. Displaced Old English wraþu.

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