Where does “sottochiave” come from?
sottochiave (Italian) comes from Italian sotto-, from Italian sotto, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sottochiave (Italian): under lock and key
Ancestry of “sottochiave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sotto- | sub-; under- |
| 2 | Italian | sotto | under, beneath, underneath; below, south of; down |
| 3 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 4 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |