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
- past participle of soffriggere; soffritto; Having...
Ancestry of “soffritto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | soffriggere | to fry slowly in oil or boiling fat, with only... |
| 2 | Italian | so- | under, beneath; Used in the formation of verbs... |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |