Where does “soterrar” come from?

soterrar (Catalan) comes from Latin subterrāre, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

soterrar (Catalan): to bury especially a dead body

Definitions

  1. to bury especially a dead body

Ancestry of “soterrar”, step by step

soterrar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin subterrāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubterrāre—
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupounder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Catalan Terra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanTerraEarth

Words derived from “soterrar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →