Where does “sottofesa” come from?

sottofesa (Italian) comes from Italian sotto, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sottofesa (Italian): topside cut of meat

Definitions

  1. topside cut of meat

Ancestry of “sottofesa”, step by step

sottofesa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian sotto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansottounder, beneath, underneath; below, south of; down
2Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Italian fesa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfesarump of veal or beef
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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