Where does “sottosviluppo” come from?
sottosviluppo (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-.
sottosviluppo (Italian): underdevelopment; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- underdevelopment; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “sottosviluppo”, step by step
sottosviluppo 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 sviluppo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sviluppo | development, growth, strengthening, expansion;... |
| 2 | Italian | sviluppare | to develop |
| 3 | Italian | s- | un-, in-; de-, dis-, un-; API + bocca → sboccato |
| 4 | Latin | ēx- | out, away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |