Where does “sous” come from?
sous (French) comes from Middle French soubs, from Old French soz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sous (French): below, under; plural of sou; money
Definitions
- below, under; plural of sou; money
Ancestry of “sous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | soubs | under; underneath |
| 2 | Old French | soz | — |
| 3 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 4 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “sous”