Where does “sotstinent” come from?

sotstinent (Catalan) comes from Catalan sots-, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sotstinent (Catalan): second lieutenant

Definitions

  1. second lieutenant

Ancestry of “sotstinent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansots-sub-; under
2Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →