Where does “soffit” come from?
Soffit comes from French soffite, from Italian soffitto, derived from Latin sub- and figere, meaning to fix or fasten underneath.
soffit (English): The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam,...
Definitions
- The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam,...
Ancestry of “soffit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | soffite | soffit |
| 2 | Italian | soffitto | ceiling; soffit; roof |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | suffictus | — |
| 4 | Latin | suffigo | I fasten or fix onto |
| 5 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |