Where does “sottopelle” come from?

sottopelle (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-.

sottopelle (Italian): subcutaneous; subcutaneously; barely noticable

Definitions

  1. subcutaneous; subcutaneously; barely noticable

Ancestry of “sottopelle”, step by step

sottopelle 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 pelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpelleskin; hide; leather
2Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →