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Where does “soffritto” come from?

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

soffritto (Italian): past participle of soffriggere; soffritto; Having...

Definitions

  1. past participle of soffriggere; soffritto; Having...

Ancestry of “soffritto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansoffriggereto fry slowly in oil or boiling fat, with only...
2Italianso-under, beneath; Used in the formation of verbs...
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “soffritto”

  • soffritto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →