Where does “souhaiter” come from?

souhaiter (French) comes 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-.

souhaiter (French): to wish (for); to hope (for)

Definitions

  1. to wish (for); to hope (for)

Ancestry of “souhaiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsohaidierto wish
2Vulgar Latin*subhaitare—
3Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “souhaiter”

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