Where does “zuppa” come from?
zuppa (English) comes from Italian zuppa, from Late Latin suppa, from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
zuppa (English): Any of various Italian soups
Definitions
- Any of various Italian soups
Ancestry of “zuppa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | zuppa | one of several types of soup; feminine singular... |
| 2 | Late Latin | suppa | sopped bread |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |