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
- subcutaneous; subcutaneously; barely noticable
Ancestry of “sottopelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | sotto | under, beneath, underneath; below, south of; down |
| 2 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 3 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |