Where does “sottano” come from?

sottano (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin subtanus, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sottano (Italian): lower; A small house, of one or two rooms, that...

Definitions

  1. lower; A small house, of one or two rooms, that...

Ancestry of “sottano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsubtanus—
2Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →