Where does “sotabosc” come from?

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

sotabosc (Catalan): understory

Definitions

  1. understory

Ancestry of “sotabosc”, step by step

sotabosc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan sota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansotaunder, underneath, below, beneath; below,...
2Vulgar Latinsubta—
3Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Catalan bosc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanboscforest; wood; woods
2Old Occitanboscwood; woods
3Late Latinboscus—
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →