Where does “soutane” come from?

soutane (Dutch) comes from French soutane, from Italian sottana, from Latin subtana, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

soutane (Dutch): cassock

Definitions

  1. cassock

Ancestry of “soutane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsoutanecassock; soutane
2Italiansottanapetticoat; skirt; cassock, soutane
3Latinsubtana—
4Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupounder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →