adjective/sustenˈtable/
sustainable
Related: sustentabilidad
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tn̥-eh₁-(ye)-tider. Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin sustineō Latin sustentārebor. Spanish sustentar Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old Spanish -abile Spanish -able Spanish sustentable From sustentar + -able.