sustentation

Significat (Anglès)

1. The act or the result of sustaining; sustainment.
2. The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
3. The scheme by which the ministers of the Free Church of Scotland are supported by voluntary contributions not local or congregational, but with a national altruism or solidarity paid into a great central fund, out of which equal stipends are paid to all alike.

Conceptes

manteniment

sustentació

Sinònims

maintenance

sustenance

upkeep

sustainment

help

keep

living

conservation

patronage

preservation

support

assistance

diet

aid

Traduccions

geçim

sostentamento

besleme

maişet

nafaka

tutma

actualisation

διατήρηση

mantenimiento

koruyan şey

kuvvet verme

sustentação

διατροφή

entretien

maintenance

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb italià: sostentazione

Cognat amb occità: sustentacion

Cognat amb portuguès: sustentação

Cognat amb espanyol: sustentación

In summary

First attested in 1382: from the Old French sustentacion, from the Latin sustentātio, from sustentō; compare the Italian sostentazione, the Occitan sustentacion, the Portuguese sustentação, and the Spanish sustentación. Doublet of sustentatio.