Etymology

sustentaculum

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Today it means: A supporting structure, a body part that supports one or more other parts. Full definition →

Latin sustentaculum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsustentaculum
  2. English todaysustentaculum

From Latin sustentaculum; compare sustentate. Attested since the eighteenth century.

Words from the same roots

Latinsustentaculum all →

sustentacle

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