Where does “soutane” come from?
soutane (English) 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 (English): A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front
Definitions
- A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front
Ancestry of “soutane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | soutane | cassock; soutane |
| 2 | Italian | sottana | petticoat; skirt; cassock, soutane |
| 3 | Latin | subtana | — |
| 4 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 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- | — |