Where does “soprassuolo” come from?

soprassuolo (Italian) comes from Italian suolo, from Latin sōlum, from Proto-Indo-European swol- — sole; sole of the foot.

soprassuolo (Italian): topsoil

Definitions

  1. topsoil

Ancestry of “soprassuolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansuologround; earth, soil; first-person singular...
2Latinsōlumbottom, ground, base, foundation, bed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswol-sole; sole of the foot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swol- →Every word from Latin sōlum →Every word from Italian suolo →