Where does “souhaitable” come from?
souhaitable (French) comes from French souhaiter, from Old French sohaidier, from Vulgar Latin *subhaitare, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
souhaitable (French): desirable
Ancestry of “souhaitable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | souhaiter | to wish ; to hope |
| 2 | Old French | sohaidier | to wish |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *subhaitare | — |
| 4 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 5 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “souhaitable”