Where does “susu” come from?
susu (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese sujo, from Old Portuguese çujo, from Latin succidus, from Latin sucidus, from Old Occitan sotz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.
susu (Guinea-Bissau Creole): dirty
Definitions
- dirty
Ancestry of “susu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sujo | containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | çujo | — |
| 3 | Latin | succidus | Alternative spelling of sūcidus |
| 4 | Latin | sucidus | juicy, sappy, full of sap; fresh, plump; oily,... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | sotz | under; underneath |
| 6 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 7 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |