Where does “sonrisa” come from?

sonrisa (Chavacano) comes from Spanish sonrisa, from Latin subrisa, from Latin subrideo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sonrisa (Chavacano): smile

Definitions

  1. smile

Ancestry of “sonrisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsonrisasmile
2Latinsubrisanominative feminine singular of subrīsus;...
3LatinsubrideoI smile
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →