Where does “dessous” come from?
dessous (French) comes from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
dessous (French): underneath; beneath; underside; bottom;...
Definitions
- underneath; beneath; underside; bottom;...
Ancestry of “dessous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 2 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “dessous”