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Where does “sottogoverno” come from?

sottogoverno (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-.

sottogoverno (Italian): abuse of political patronage

Definitions

  1. abuse of political patronage

Ancestry of “sottogoverno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansotto-sub-; under-
2Italiansottounder, beneath, underneath; below, south of; down
3Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupo—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →