Where does “sotavent” come from?
sotavent (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-.
Ancestry of “sotavent”, step by step
sotavent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan sota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | sota | under, underneath, below, beneath; below,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | subta | — |
| 3 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 4 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Catalan vent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | vent | wind; A casteller in the pinya standing between... |
| 2 | Old Occitan | vent | wind movement of air |
| 3 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |