Where does “σοφίτα” come from?

σοφίτα (Greek) comes from French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from Vulgar Latin suffictus, from Latin suffigo, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

σοφίτα (Greek): attic

Definitions

  1. attic

Ancestry of “σοφίτα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsoffitesoffit
2Italiansoffittoceiling; soffit; roof
3Vulgar Latinsuffictus—
4LatinsuffigoI fasten or fix onto
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupounder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →