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"substantial (considerable)" in seven languages

Meaningsubstantial (considerable)

Spanish

sustancial

/sustanˈθjal/

learned

Also spelled substancial; considerable is often preferred.

French

substantiel

/sypstɑ̃sjɛl/

learned

fem.: substantielle

Italian

sostanziale

/sostanˈtsjale/

learned

Portuguese

substancial

/substɐ̃siˈaw/

learned

Romanian

substanțial

/substantsiˈal/

learned

Catalan

substancial

/supstənsiˈal/

learned

English

substantial

/səbˈstænʃəl/

from Latin/French · Late Latin SUBSTANTIĀLEM

English → Italiansubstantial (considerable)sostanzialeCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

SUBSTANTIĀLEM‘of substance (SUBSTANTIA 'what stands under')’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

SUBSTANTIA is 'what stands underneath'. Spanish usually simplifies bst to st, and Italian turns the learned u into o (sostanza), but all three keep the -al ending.

English relatives: substance, substantive, stand (kindred)

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In a sentence

  • esHubo un aumento sustancial de los precios.
  • frIl y a eu une hausse substantielle des prix.
  • itC'è stato un aumento sostanziale dei prezzi.
  • ptHouve um aumento substancial dos preços.
  • roA avut loc o creștere substanțială a prețurilor.
  • caHi va haver un augment substancial dels preus.
  • enThere was a substantial increase in prices.

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