Substant
/səbˈstænt/noun
An obsolete or rare verb meaning to give substance to or substantiate something.
Did you know?The philosophical idea of “substance” developed from Latin substantia, based on what supposedly “stands beneath” changing appearances—the hidden essence beneath the surface.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*steh₂-
“To stand or be upright”
Classical Latin
Latin
substāre
“To stand under or support”
Classical Latin
Latin
substantia
“That which stands beneath; essence or substance”
Middle English
Anglo-French/Latin
substant
“Substantial, existing, or having substance”
15th–16th Century
English
substant
“To give substance to or substantiate”
Modern English
English
substant
“Obsolete or rare; to substantiate”