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
Ancestry of “σοφίτα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | soffite | soffit |
| 2 | Italian | soffitto | ceiling; soffit; roof |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | suffictus | — |
| 4 | Latin | suffigo | I fasten or fix onto |
| 5 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |