Where does “sottomettere” come from?

sottomettere (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-.

sottomettere (Italian): to subjugate; to subject; to subdue; to present...

Definitions

  1. to subjugate; to subject; to subdue; to present...

Ancestry of “sottomettere”, 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-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sottomettere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →