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Where does “Sujet” come from?

Sujet (German) comes from French sujet, from Latin subiectus, from Latin subiciō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Sujet (German): subject

Definitions

  1. subject

Ancestry of “Sujet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsujetsubject; cause, reason
2Latinsubiectusthrown, laid, placed or brought under or near,...
3Latinsubiciō—
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupo—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →