Where does “soffite” come from?

soffite (French) comes from Italian soffitto, from Vulgar Latin suffictus, from Latin suffigo, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

soffite (French): soffit

Definitions

  1. soffit

Ancestry of “soffite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansoffittoceiling; soffit; roof
2Vulgar Latinsuffictus—
3LatinsuffigoI fasten or fix onto
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “soffite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →