Where does “subteran” come from?

subteran (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto subtera, from Esperanto sub, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subteran (Esperanto): accusative singular of subtera

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of subtera

Ancestry of “subteran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosubteraunderground
2Esperantosubunder, below
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →