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
- accusative singular of subtera
Ancestry of “subteran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | subtera | underground |
| 2 | Esperanto | sub | under, below |
| 3 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |