Where does “sottosmalto” come from?

sottosmalto (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-.

sottosmalto (Italian): a protective substance in which a car's body is coated prior to painting

Definitions

  1. a protective substance in which a car's body is coated prior to painting

Ancestry of “sottosmalto”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →