Where does “soterrar” come from?
soterrar (Galician) comes from Galician terra, from Old Portuguese terra, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
soterrar (Galician): to bury; to inter
Definitions
- to bury; to inter
Ancestry of “soterrar”, step by step
soterrar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician terra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | terra | soil, earth; land, country; real estate... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | terra | — |
| 3 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | terzā | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
via Latin subterrāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | subterrāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |