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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

  1. Any of various Italian soups

Ancestry of “zuppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzuppaone of several types of soup; feminine singular...
2Late Latinsuppasopped bread
3Proto-Germanicsupôsoup, broth
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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