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Stage 1 of 2
substantia
Latin · ancient
"that which stands beneath, essential nature"
that which stands beneath, essential nature, from sub- (beneath) and stare (to stand)
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Stage 2 of 2
substance
English · 1300s
"a physical material, or the essential meaning of something"
settled as the English word for physical matter or essential meaning
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