Where does “sottorganico” come from?
sottorganico (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-.
sottorganico (Italian): the state of being understaffed
Definitions
- the state of being understaffed
Ancestry of “sottorganico”, step by step
sottorganico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian sotto
| 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 | under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Italian organico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | organico | organic; staff, personnel, cadre; line-up,... |
| 2 | Latin | organicus | musician, instrumentalist; instrumental; organic |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |