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      sustentation
      noun
      the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
      Roots
      subsus- · Latin · up, from belowteneretent- · Latin · to holdatio-ation · Latin · act, process
      Words related to sustentation
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      Where does sustentation come from?

      The word sustentation breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: sus-, from Latin sub (“up, from below”); tent, from Latin tenere (“to hold”); and -ation, from Latin atio (“act, process”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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