Where does “sous-espèce” come from?
sous-espèce (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-espèce (French): subspecies
Ancestry of “sous-espèce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | sous- | sub-; under- |
| 2 | Old French | sus- | — |
| 3 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |