Where does “sous-classer” come from?

sous-classer (French) comes from French sous-, from Old French sus-, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sous-classer (French): to subclass

Definitions

  1. to subclass

Ancestry of “sous-classer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsous-sub-; under-
2Old Frenchsus-
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Italic supo