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Where does “sobbalzare” come from?

sobbalzare (Italian) comes from Italian so-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sobbalzare (Italian): to start or jump; to jolt; to bump; to jerk

Definitions

  1. to start or jump; to jolt; to bump; to jerk

Ancestry of “sobbalzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianso-under, beneath; Used in the formation of verbs...
2Latinsub-sub-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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