Where does “subterráneo” come from?

subterráneo (Galician) comes from Latin subterraneus, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subterráneo (Galician): subterranean

Definitions

  1. subterranean

Ancestry of “subterráneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubterraneusunderground, subterranean
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →
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