Where does “sotmetre” come from?
sotmetre (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan sometre, from Latin summitto, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sotmetre (Catalan): to submit, to subject
Ancestry of “sotmetre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | sometre | — |
| 2 | Latin | summitto | I place underneath; I put forth; I rear or raise |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |