English
substantification
From substance + -ification.
Formed from substance + -ification
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
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Latin substāns
Latin substantia ‘substance, essence’
Old French substance ‘most essential’
Middle English substance ‘essence’
English substance
Today it means
noun The act, process, or result of substantifying.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “substantification”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / substantification