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

  1. underground, subterranean; basement, cellar,...

Ancestry of “sotterraneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubterraneusunderground, subterranean
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sotterraneo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →