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Where does “soggetto” come from?

soggetto (Italian) comes from Latin subiectus, from Latin subiciō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

soggetto (Italian): subject, dependent; subject, prone, exposed;...

Definitions

  1. subject, dependent; subject, prone, exposed;...

Ancestry of “soggetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubiectusthrown, laid, placed or brought under or near,...
2Latinsubiciō—
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “soggetto”

  • assoggettare
  • controsoggetto
  • assoggettabile
  • assoggettabilità
  • assoggettamento
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