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

  1. below, under; plural of sou; money

Ancestry of “sous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsoubsunder; underneath
2Old Frenchsozunder
3Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sous”

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