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Where does “sotterrare” come from?

sotterrare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *subterrāre, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sotterrare (Italian): to bury, inter

Definitions

  1. to bury, inter

Ancestry of “sotterrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*subterrāre—
2Latinsub-sub-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sotterrare”

  • dissotterrare
  • sotterrabile
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