Where does “soprasottana” come from?

soprasottana (Italian) comes from Italian sottana, from Latin subtana, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

soprasottana (Italian): overskirt

Definitions

  1. overskirt

Ancestry of “soprasottana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansottanapetticoat; skirt; cassock, soutane
2Latinsubtana—
3Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →