Where does “sottotrama” come from?

sottotrama (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-.

sottotrama (Italian): subplot

Definitions

  1. subplot

Ancestry of “sottotrama”, step by step

sottotrama 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 trama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantramaplot; weave, texture, weft; third-person singular...
2Latintramawoof, weft; A lean, lanky person
3Latintrahōto drag, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag
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