Where does “Sotto” come from?

Sotto (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Soto, from Latin saltus, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

Sotto (Cebuano): originally spelled Soto until around American colonial era

Definitions

  1. originally spelled Soto until around American colonial era

Ancestry of “Sotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSotogrove; copse
2LatinsaltusA leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
3Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl
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