Where does “sotterraneo” come from?
sotterraneo (Italian) comes from Latin subterraneus, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sotterraneo (Italian): underground, subterranean; basement, cellar,...
Definitions
- underground, subterranean; basement, cellar,...
Ancestry of “sotterraneo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | subterraneus | underground, subterranean |
| 2 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “sotterraneo”