Etymology

transubstantiation

Today it means: The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus. Full definition →

Medieval Latin trānsubstantiātiō ← Latin trānsubstantiō ← Proto-Italic *staēō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrāns-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  9. Proto-Italic*supo
  10. Latinsub
  11. Latinsub-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  14. Proto-Italic*staējō
  15. Proto-Italic*staēō
  16. Latinstō
  17. Latinsubstantis
  18. Latinsubstantia
  19. Latintrānsubstantiō
  20. Medieval Latintrānsubstantiātiō
  21. English todaytransubstantiation

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānsubstantiātiō.

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