The word originates from Latin substantia, literally meaning "standing under". Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The word was used to translate the Greek philosophical term ousia. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Ousia () is the Ancient Greek noun formed on the feminine present participle of ( to be) it is analogous to the English participle
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