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Where does “sota” come from?

sota (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin subta, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sota (Catalan): under, underneath, below, beneath; below,...

Definitions

  1. under, underneath, below, beneath; below,...

Ancestry of “sota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsubta—
2Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sota”

  • sotavento
  • sota
  • sotavent
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