Where does “souhaitablement” come from?
souhaitablement (French) comes from French souhaitable, 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.
souhaitablement (French): desirably
Definitions
- desirably
Ancestry of “souhaitablement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | souhaitable | desirable |
| 2 | French | souhaiter | to wish (for); to hope (for) |
| 3 | Old French | sohaidier | to wish |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *subhaitare | — |
| 5 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 6 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |