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Where does “sorrir” come from?

sorrir (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese sorriir, from Vulgar Latin *subrīdīre, from Latin subrideo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sorrir (Galician): to smile

Definitions

  1. to smile

Ancestry of “sorrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesorriir—
2Vulgar Latin*subrīdīre—
3LatinsubrideoI smile
4Latinsub-sub-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →