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Where does “soffritto” come from?

soffritto (English) comes from Italian soffritto, from Italian soffriggere, from Italian so-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

soffritto (English): Sautéed mixture of chopped onions, carrots and...

Definitions

  1. Sautéed mixture of chopped onions, carrots and...

Ancestry of “soffritto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansoffrittopast participle of soffriggere; soffritto; Having...
2Italiansoffriggereto fry slowly in oil or boiling fat, with only...
3Italianso-under, beneath; Used in the formation of verbs...
4Latinsub-sub-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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