noun, masculine/susˈtento/plural: sustentos
sustenance; person's livelihood; support, help
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 sustentardeverb. Spanish sustento Deverbal from sustentar.